diff --git a/hosts/default.nix b/hosts/default.nix
index 7a55e02..dc03b3b 100644
--- a/hosts/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/default.nix
@@ -92,10 +92,11 @@ in
     ];
   };
 
-  # future you:
-  # atlas = mkHost {
-  #   hostName = "atlas";
-  #   system   = "x86_64-linux";
-  #   extraModules = [ ./atlas-hardware.nix ./atlas-role-server.nix ];
-  # };
+  nix-desktop1 = mkHost {
+    hostName = "nix-desktop1";
+    system   = "x86_64-linux";
+    extraModules = [
+      ./nix-desktop.nix
+    ];
+  };
 }
diff --git a/hosts/nix-desktop.nix b/hosts/nix-desktop.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddc99b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/nix-desktop.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ config, lib, modulesPath, ... }:
+
+{
+  imports =
+    [ (modulesPath + "/installer/scan/not-detected.nix")
+    ];
+
+  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "xhci_pci" "nvme" "usb_storage" "sd_mod" "sdhci_pci" ];
+  boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ];
+  boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ];
+  boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
+  boot.kernelParams = [
+      "quiet"
+      "splash"
+      "boot.shell_on_fail"
+      "udev.log_priority=3"
+      "rd.systemd.show_status=auto"
+    ];
+
+  disko.devices.disk.main.content.partitions.swap.size = lib.mkOverride "16G";
+  nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
+  hardware.cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = lib.mkDefault config.hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware;
+}