diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 79a6f22..c7b220a 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@
         "utils": "utils_2"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1667898954,
-        "narHash": "sha256-VqHVeoxcOl9M6yQ+LV3yTWMb0h5Rl5yixn9PCY/MJJo=",
+        "lastModified": 1667981810,
+        "narHash": "sha256-p27zd5M+OkfND46gzbGkaHlNBZsYe95M48OJuFeuuSY=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "home-manager",
-        "rev": "d20e3d070c78271356a2d5d73c01f1de94586087",
+        "rev": "6ce3493a3c5c6a8f4cfa6f5f88723272e0cfd335",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@
     },
     "nixos-hardware": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1667768008,
-        "narHash": "sha256-PGbX0s2hhXGnZDFVE6UIhPSOf5YegpWs5dUXpT/14F0=",
+        "lastModified": 1668005176,
+        "narHash": "sha256-1Z6ysp8I7NvK8ccL0+r8GI5mxzVqhPLVCI01uPg1ul4=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixos-hardware",
-        "rev": "f6483e0def85efb9c1e884efbaff45a5e7aabb34",
+        "rev": "909f0259470f6e9edea71f281410ef25bfa274ee",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs_3": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1667939680,
-        "narHash": "sha256-nu3zSaTsdhjSs0F8WTzFBlJ9Q2tNaw7A1EIPRhniqnw=",
+        "lastModified": 1667969101,
+        "narHash": "sha256-GL53T705HO7Q/KVfbb5STx8AxFs8YgaGY8pvAZC+O7U=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "9f1f990aee8ca8bc847bf41feabe0d91d8a59dc4",
+        "rev": "bbf77421ac51a7c93f5f0f760da99e4dbce614fa",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/hosts/aristotle/configuration.nix b/hosts/aristotle/configuration.nix
index 28a1796..4c0e1ff 100644
--- a/hosts/aristotle/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/aristotle/configuration.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     ./hardware-configuration.nix
     nixos-hardware.nixosModules.raspberry-pi-4
 
+    ../../modules/base
     ../../modules/ipfs/cluster.nix
     ../../modules/sops
   ];
diff --git a/hosts/plato/configuration.nix b/hosts/plato/configuration.nix
index c102eb0..a096960 100644
--- a/hosts/plato/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/plato/configuration.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     ./hardware-configuration.nix
     ../../users
 
+    ../../modules/base
     ../../modules/coredns
     ../../modules/code-server
     ../../modules/drone
diff --git a/hosts/socrates/configuration.nix b/hosts/socrates/configuration.nix
index 6eca014..e5c2944 100644
--- a/hosts/socrates/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/socrates/configuration.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     ./networking.nix # generated at runtime by nixos-infect
     ../../users
 
+    ../../modules/base
     ../../modules/coredns
     ../../modules/code-server/nginx.nix
     ../../modules/drone/nginx.nix
diff --git a/modules/base/default.nix b/modules/base/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52dd0ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/base/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{ pkgs, config, ... }: {
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    inetutils
+    vim
+  ];
+  nix = {
+    gc = {
+      automatic = true;
+      persistent = true;
+    };
+  };
+}