diff --git a/.modules/base/hardware.nix b/.modules/base/hardware.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 689cd87..0000000
--- a/.modules/base/hardware.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
- {config, lib, pkgs, modulesPath, ... }:
-
-{
-  system.stateVersion = "22.11";
-  imports =
-    [ (modulesPath + "/installer/scan/not-detected.nix")
-    ];
-  networking.useDHCP = true;
-  # boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "uhci_hcd" "ehci_pci" "ahci" "usbhid" "sd_mod" "sdhci_pci" ];
-  # boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ "dm-snapshot" ];
-  # boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" "wl" ];
-  # boot.extraModulePackages = [ config.boot.kernelPackages.broadcom_sta ];
-  # hardware.cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = lib.mkDefault config.hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware;
-}
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diff --git a/.modules/base/proxmox-vm-hardware.nix b/.modules/base/proxmox-vm-hardware.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49e76b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.modules/base/proxmox-vm-hardware.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+ {config, lib, pkgs, modulesPath, ... }:
+
+# Do not modify this file!  It was generated by ‘nixos-generate-config’
+# and may be overwritten by future invocations.  Please make changes
+# to /etc/nixos/configuration.nix instead.
+{ config, lib, pkgs, modulesPath, ... }:
+
+{
+  imports = [ 
+      (modulesPath + "/profiles/qemu-guest.nix")
+      (modulesPath + "/installer/scan/not-detected.nix")
+    ];
+
+  system.stateVersion = "22.11";
+  boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = "true";
+
+  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "uhci_hcd" "ehci_pci" "ahci" "virtio_pci" "virtio_blk" ];
+  boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ];
+  boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-amd" ];
+  boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
+
+  fileSystems."/" =
+    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/40fe3178-6ec1-450f-93fd-c359f2f3daf9";
+      fsType = "ext4";
+    };
+
+  swapDevices = [  ];
+
+  # Enables DHCP on each ethernet and wireless interface. In case of scripted networking
+  # (the default) this is the recommended approach. When using systemd-networkd it's
+  # still possible to use this option, but it's recommended to use it in conjunction
+  # with explicit per-interface declarations with `networking.interfaces.<interface>.useDHCP`.
+  networking.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+  # networking.interfaces.docker0.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+  # networking.interfaces.enp6s18.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+  # networking.interfaces.tailscale0.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+  nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
+  hardware.cpu.amd.updateMicrocode = lib.mkDefault config.hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware;
+  # This helps stay in step with genertator due to being in vm
+  boot = {
+    growPartition = true;
+    kernelParams = [ "console=ttyS0" ];
+    loader.grub = {
+      device = lib.mkDefault (if (hasNoFsPartition || supportBios) then
+        # Even if there is a separate no-fs partition ("/dev/disk/by-partlabel/no-fs" i.e. "/dev/vda2"),
+        # which will be used the bootloader, do not set it as loader.grub.device.
+        # GRUB installation fails, unless the whole disk is selected.
+        "/dev/disk/by-uuid/40fe3178-6ec1-450f-93fd-c359f2f3daf9"
+      else
+        "nodev");
+      efiSupport = lib.mkDefault supportEfi;
+      efiInstallAsRemovable = lib.mkDefault supportEfi;
+    };
+
+    loader.timeout = 0;
+    initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "uas" "virtio_blk" "virtio_pci" ];
+  };
+
+#  fileSystems."/" = {
+#    device = "/dev/disk/by-label/nixos";
+#    autoResize = true;
+#    fsType = "ext4";
+#  };
+#  fileSystems."/boot" = lib.mkIf hasBootPartition {
+#    device = "/dev/disk/by-label/ESP";
+#    fsType = "vfat";
+#  };
+
+  services.qemuGuest.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+}
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diff --git a/.modules/features/desktop/desktop-environments/gnome.nix b/.modules/features/desktop/desktop-environments/gnome.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e839e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.modules/features/desktop/desktop-environments/gnome.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+{
+  services = {
+    gnome = {
+      core-utilities.enable = false;
+      gnome-keyring.enable = true;
+    };
+    
+    xserver = {
+        enable = true;
+        layout = "us";
+        xkbVariant = "";
+        displayManager = {
+              gnome.enable = true;
+              gdm.enable = true;
+              gdm.wayland = true;
+              # defaultSession = lib.mkDefault "gnome";
+        };
+      desktopManager = {
+        xterm.enable = lib.mkForce false;
+        gnome.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  
+  programs = {
+    xwayland.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+  };
+  
+  xdg.portal = { enable = lib.mkDefault true; };
+
+}
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diff --git a/.modules/features/mainainence.nix b/.modules/features/mainainence.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index f22e2f2..0000000
--- a/.modules/features/mainainence.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# TODO build out mode for working on data
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diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index b64036a..eb7eb6d 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     inputs = {
-        nixpkgs-small.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-22.11";
+        nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-22.11";
         nixos-generators = {
             url = "github:nix-community/nixos-generators";
             inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
@@ -8,20 +8,19 @@
     };
     outputs = { self, nixos-generators, nixpkgs, ... }@inputs:
     {
-        example = nixos-generators.nixosGenerate {
+        proxmox = nixos-generators.nixosGenerate {
             system = "x86_64-linux";
             modules = [
-                ./hosts/example.nix
+                ./hosts/creatorforge.nix
             ];
-            format = "qcow";
+            format = "proxmox";
         };
-
-        openldap = nixos-generators.nixosGenerate {
+        creatorforge-vm = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
             system = "x86_64-linux";
             modules = [
-                ./hosts/openldap.nix
+                ./hosts/creatorforge.nix
+                ./modules/base/proxmox-vm-hardware.nix
             ];
-            format = "qcow";
         };
     };
 }
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diff --git a/hosts/creatorforge.nix b/hosts/creatorforge.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e6f873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/creatorforge.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+{ modulesPath, config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+
+{
+  imports = [
+        # Include the results of the hardware scan.
+        (modulesPath + "/profiles/qemu-guest.nix")
+        ../.modules/services/docker.nix
+        ../.modules/users/speccon18.nix
+        ../.modules/services/openssh.nix
+        ../.modules/features/desktop-environments/gnome.nix
+    ];
+    #TODO: MOVE TO MODULE LATER
+    nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
+    nix = {
+      # nix flakes
+      package = pkgs.nixUnstable; # or versioned attributes like nix_2_4
+      extraOptions = ''
+        experimental-features = nix-command flakes
+      '';
+      #auto maintainence
+      settings.auto-optimise-store = lib.mkDefault true;
+      gc = {
+        automatic = true;
+        dates = "weekly";
+        options = "--delete-older-than 7d";
+      };
+      # prevent tampering
+      readOnlyStore = true;
+    };
+    # base packages
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      htop
+      bat
+      exa
+      zsh
+      vim
+      micro
+      tailscale
+      firefox
+      codium
+      # Gnome Extensions
+      gnomeExtensions.dock-from-dash
+      gnomeExtensions.pop-shell
+    ];
+
+  networking = {
+    firewall.checkReversePath = "loose";
+    hostName = "creatorforge"; # Define your hostname.
+    # networkmanager.enable = true;
+  };
+
+  services.tailscale.enable = true;
+
+  time.timeZone = "America/Detroit";
+
+  # Open ports in the firewall.
+  networking.firewall = { 
+    enable = true;
+    allowedTCPPorts = [];
+    allowedUDPPorts = [];
+  };
+  ## main services
+  system.stateVersion = "22.11";
+
+  ### testing ###
+  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules =
+    [ "ata_piix" "uhci_hcd" "virtio_pci" "sr_mod" "virtio_blk" ];
+  
+
+}
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diff --git a/hosts/example.nix b/hosts/example.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c82499..0000000
--- a/hosts/example.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
-
-{
-  imports =
-    [ # Include the results of the hardware scan.
-        # ../.modules/base/hardware.nix
-        ../.modules/services/docker.nix
-        ../.modules/users/arouzing.nix
-        ../.modules/services/openssh.nix
-    ];
-
-    # base packages
-    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-      htop
-      vim
-      # sleep
-      # tailscale
-    ];
-
-  networking = {
-    firewall.checkReversePath = "loose";
-    hostName = "example"; # Define your hostname.
-    # networkmanager.enable = true;
-  };
-
-  # services.tailscale.enable = true;
-
-  time.timeZone = "America/New_York";
-
-  # Open ports in the firewall.
-  networking.firewall = { 
-    enable = true;
-    allowedTCPPorts = [];
-    allowedUDPPorts = [];
-  };
-  ## main services
-  system.stateVersion = "22.11";
-
-}
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