diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 6c03153..4b39a4f 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -145,6 +145,27 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": [
+          "swayfx",
+          "systems"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1731533236,
+        "narHash": "sha256-l0KFg5HjrsfsO/JpG+r7fRrqm12kzFHyUHqHCVpMMbI=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "11707dc2f618dd54ca8739b309ec4fc024de578b",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "gitignore": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": [
@@ -807,10 +828,60 @@
         "nixos-cli": "nixos-cli",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_5",
         "noctalia": "noctalia",
+        "swayfx": "swayfx",
         "walker": "walker",
         "zen-browser": "zen-browser"
       }
     },
+    "scenefx": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": [
+          "swayfx",
+          "flake-utils"
+        ],
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "swayfx",
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "systems": "systems_4"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1768403764,
+        "narHash": "sha256-1RVLChp1WUcjnDu30jG2DTXW0A6K3lkezEip3KTf/gE=",
+        "owner": "wlrfx",
+        "repo": "scenefx",
+        "rev": "05a5e7a9177de04bc398e25821c0898c2a284c9f",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "wlrfx",
+        "repo": "scenefx",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "swayfx": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ],
+        "scenefx": "scenefx",
+        "systems": "systems_5"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1769467630,
+        "narHash": "sha256-SufN5nd0+BojwTpe2tPuFIXswpLGo4syG/OwBF2Glzs=",
+        "owner": "WillPower3309",
+        "repo": "swayfx",
+        "rev": "c4ce2331c90120fafc12ba86200591255e836caf",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "WillPower3309",
+        "repo": "swayfx",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "systems": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1681028828,
@@ -910,7 +981,7 @@
           "elephant"
         ],
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_7",
-        "systems": "systems_5"
+        "systems": "systems_4"
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1773675699,
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 3d2d0ae..1121187 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
       url = "github:hyprwm/hyprland-plugins";
       inputs.hyprland.follows = "hyprland";
     };
+    swayfx = {
+      url = "github:WillPower3309/swayfx";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
     agenix = {
       url = "github:ryantm/agenix";
     };
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@
       nixos-cli,
       zen-browser,
       agenix,
+      swayfx,
       ...
     }:
     let
@@ -59,6 +64,17 @@
             agenix.nixosModules.default
           ];
         };
+        marty-thinkpad = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+          system = "x86_64-linux";
+          specialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
+          modules = [
+            ./hosts/marty-thinkpad
+            ./configuration.nix
+            home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
+            nixos-cli.nixosModules.nixos-cli
+            agenix.nixosModules.default
+          ];
+        }; 
         marty-pc = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
           system = "x86_64-linux";
           specialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
diff --git a/home/default.nix b/home/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f4a582
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+
+{
+  imports = [
+    ./sway.nix
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/home/niri.nix b/home/niri.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a93853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/niri.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  inputs,
+  ...
+}:
+
+{
+  options = {
+    desktop = {
+      sway = {
+        enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable sway";
+      };
+    };
+
+  };
+  config = {
+    wayland.windowManager.niri = {
+    };
+  };
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/home/sway.nix b/home/sway.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf6c568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/sway.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+{
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  inputs,
+  ...
+}:
+
+{
+  options = {
+    desktop = {
+      sway = {
+        enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable sway";
+      };
+    };
+
+  };
+  config = {
+    wayland.windowManager.sway = {
+      enable = true;
+      package = pkgs.swayfx;
+      config = {
+        modifier = "Mod4";
+        startup = [
+          { command = "elephant"; }
+        ];
+        keybindings =
+          let
+            modifier = config.wayland.windowManager.sway.config.modifier;
+          in
+          {
+            "${modifier}+Return" = "exec ${config.wayland.windowManager.sway.config.terminal}";
+            "${modifier}+Shift+q" = "kill";
+            "${modifier}+d" = "exec walker";
+            "${modifier}+o" = "exec zen";
+            "${modifier}+Control+right" = "exec /home/marty/.config/sway/scripts/workspaceswitcher right";
+            "${modifier}+Control+left" = "exec /home/marty/.config/sway/scripts/workspaceswitcher left";
+            "${modifier}+f" = "fullscreen";
+
+
+            "${modifier}+1" = "workspace number 1";
+            "${modifier}+2" = "workspace number 2";
+            "${modifier}+3" = "workspace number 3";
+            "${modifier}+4" = "workspace number 4";
+            "${modifier}+5" = "workspace number 5";
+            "${modifier}+6" = "workspace number 6";
+            "${modifier}+7" = "workspace number 7";
+            "${modifier}+8" = "workspace number 8";
+            "${modifier}+9" = "workspace number 9";
+            "${modifier}+s" = "workspace number 0";
+
+
+            "${modifier}+Shift+1" = "move container to workspace number 1";
+            "${modifier}+Shift+2" = "move container to workspace number 2";
+            "${modifier}+Shift+3" = "move container to workspace number 3";
+            "${modifier}+Shift+4" = "move container to workspace number 4";
+            "${modifier}+Shift+5" = "move container to workspace number 5";
+            "${modifier}+Shift+6" = "move container to workspace number 6";
+            "${modifier}+Shift+7" = "move container to workspace number 7";
+            "${modifier}+Shift+8" = "move container to workspace number 8";
+            "${modifier}+Shift+9" = "move container to workspace number 9";
+            "${modifier}+Shift+s" = "move container to workspace number 0";
+          };
+        input = {
+          "*" = {
+            xkb_layout = "de";
+          };
+        };
+        defaultWorkspace = "workspace number 1";
+        terminal = "${pkgs.kitty}/bin/kitty";
+      };
+      checkConfig = false;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/hosts/marty-thinkpad/default.nix b/hosts/marty-thinkpad/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f555d3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/marty-thinkpad/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  home-manager,
+  inputs,
+  ...
+}:
+
+{
+  networking = {
+    hostName = "marty-thinkpad";
+  };
+
+  home-manager = {
+    extraSpecialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
+    useGlobalPkgs = true;
+    useUserPackages = true;
+    users = {
+      marty = import ./home.nix;
+    };
+  };
+
+  main-user = {
+    userName = "marty";
+    shell = pkgs.fish;
+  };
+
+  imports = [
+    ./hardware.nix
+    ../../modules/desktop/niri.nix
+    # ../../modules/server/nginx.nix
+  ];
+
+  desktop.niri.enable = true;
+
+  programs = {
+    light.enable = true;
+  };
+  services.flatpak.enable = true;
+  services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "nvidia" ];
+  hardware.nvidia.modesetting.enable = true;
+  hardware.nvidia.open = true;
+  system.stateVersion = "24.11"; # Did you read the comment?
+}
diff --git a/hosts/marty-thinkpad/hardware.nix b/hosts/marty-thinkpad/hardware.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb851bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/marty-thinkpad/hardware.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# 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 + "/installer/scan/not-detected.nix")
+    ];
+
+  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "ehci_pci" "ahci" "usb_storage" "sd_mod" "sr_mod" "sdhci_pci" ];
+  boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ];
+  boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ];
+  boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
+
+  fileSystems."/" =
+    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/4920cf79-5972-4eaa-ba1a-56cac062320f";
+      fsType = "ext4";
+    };
+
+  fileSystems."/boot" =
+    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/B7C8-039D";
+      fsType = "vfat";
+      options = [ "fmask=0077" "dmask=0077" ];
+    };
+
+  swapDevices =
+    [ { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/a9df5515-da5f-41fa-a371-31eec40dac73"; }
+    ];
+
+  # 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.eno1.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+  # networking.interfaces.wlp3s0.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+  # networking.interfaces.wwp0s29u1u6i6.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+  nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
+  hardware.cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = lib.mkDefault config.hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware;
+}
diff --git a/hosts/marty-thinkpad/home.nix b/hosts/marty-thinkpad/home.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34f7e05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/marty-thinkpad/home.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+{
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  inputs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}:
+
+{
+  # Home Manager needs a bit of information about you and the paths it should
+  # manage.
+  home.username = "marty";
+  home.homeDirectory = "/home/marty";
+
+  # This value determines the Home Manager release that your configuration is
+  # compatible with. This helps avoid breakage when a new Home Manager release
+  # introduces backwards incompatible changes.
+  #
+  # You should not change this value, even if you update Home Manager. If you do
+  # want to update the value, then make sure to first check the Home Manager
+  # release notes.
+  home.stateVersion = "24.11"; # Please read the comment before changing.
+
+  # The home.packages option allows you to install Nix packages into your
+  # environment.
+
+  programs.fish.enable = true;
+
+  home.packages = with pkgs; [
+    # # Adds the 'hello' command to your environment. It prints a friendly
+    # # "Hello, world!" when run.
+    # hello
+
+    # # It is sometimes useful to fine-tune packages, for example, by applying
+    # # overrides. You can do that directly here, just don't forget the
+    # # parentheses. Maybe you want to install Nerd Fonts with a limited number of
+    # # fonts?
+    # (pkgs.nerdfonts.override { fonts = [ "FantasqueSansMono" ]; })
+
+    # # You can also create simple shell scripts directly inside your
+    # # configuration. For example, this adds a command 'my-hello' to your
+    # # environment:
+    # (pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "my-hello" ''
+    #   echo "Hello, ${config.home.username}!"
+    # '')
+  ];
+
+  # Home Manager is pretty good at managing dotfiles. The primary way to manage
+  # plain files is through 'home.file'.
+  home.file = {
+    # # Building this configuration will create a copy of 'dotfiles/screenrc' in
+    # # the Nix store. Activating the configuration will then make '~/.screenrc' a
+    # # symlink to the Nix store copy.
+    # ".screenrc".source = dotfiles/screenrc;
+
+    # # You can also set the file content immediately.
+    # ".gradle/gradle.properties".text = ''
+    #   org.gradle.console=verbose
+    #   org.gradle.daemon.idletimeout=3600000
+    # '';
+  };
+
+  # Home Manager can also manage your environment variables through
+  # 'home.sessionVariables'. These will be explicitly sourced when using a
+  # shell provided by Home Manager. If you don't want to manage your shell
+  # through Home Manager then you have to manually source 'hm-session-vars.sh'
+  # located at either
+  #
+  #  ~/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/hm-session-vars.sh
+  #
+  # or
+  #
+  #  ~/.local/state/nix/profiles/profile/etc/profile.d/hm-session-vars.sh
+  #
+  # or
+  #
+  #  /etc/profiles/per-user/marty/etc/profile.d/hm-session-vars.sh
+  #
+
+  device.type.laptop = true;
+
+  desktop.hyprland = {
+    monitors = [
+      "desc:AU Optronics 0x313E,1600x900@60,0x0,1"
+    ];
+  };
+
+  imports = [
+    inputs.walker.homeManagerModules.default
+    inputs.noctalia.homeModules.default
+    ./../../modules
+    ./../../home
+
+  ];
+  # Let Home Manager install and manage itself.
+  programs.home-manager.enable = true;
+}
diff --git a/modules/README.md b/modules/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6320a57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# MODULES
+
+todo:
+- [ ] move home-manager stuff to ../home
+- [ ] add server stuff
+
+-> seperate home manager stuff from normal nix stuff, use home manager purely for dotfiles, use modules to install stuff
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/desktop/README.md b/modules/desktop/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef11780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/desktop/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# HOME
+
+only for dotfiles, no longer installing stuff from here
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/desktop/niri.nix b/modules/desktop/niri.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80c92e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/desktop/niri.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}:
+
+{
+  options = {
+    desktop = {
+      niri = {
+        enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable niri";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  config = lib.mkIf config.desktop.niri.enable {
+
+    # Enable the gnome-keyring secrets vault.
+    # Will be exposed through DBus to programs willing to store secrets.
+    services.gnome.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+xwayland-satellite
+niri
+];
+    programs.niri = {
+      enable = true;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/desktop/sway.nix b/modules/desktop/sway.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b5384f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/desktop/sway.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+  config,
+  pkgs,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}:
+
+{
+  options = {
+    desktop = {
+      sway = {
+        enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable sway";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  config = lib.mkIf config.desktop.sway.enable {
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      grim # screenshot functionality
+      slurp # screenshot functionality
+      wl-clipboard # wl-copy and wl-paste for copy/paste from stdin / stdout
+    ];
+
+    # Enable the gnome-keyring secrets vault.
+    # Will be exposed through DBus to programs willing to store secrets.
+    services.gnome.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
+
+    programs.sway = {
+      enable = true;
+      wrapperFeatures.gtk = true;
+      package = null;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/terminal/kitty.nix b/modules/terminal/kitty.nix
index 49a2716..0df21bf 100644
--- a/modules/terminal/kitty.nix
+++ b/modules/terminal/kitty.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
 
           inactive_text_alpha = 0.5;
           hide_window_decorations = "no";
-          themeFile = "Catppuccin-Mocha";
 
           # tab bar