diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index acaa09cc..1d0c6fbe 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Common configuration across systems. This should be required by
 # configuration.$HOSTNAME.nix files.
 
-{ config, pkgs, options, ... }:
+{ pkgs, options, config, ... }:
 
 {
   imports = [
     <nixpkgs/nixos/modules/installer/scan/not-detected.nix>
-    <home-manager/nixos>
+    ./settings.nix
   ];
 
   nix = {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     shell = pkgs.zsh;
   };
 
-  home-manager.users.hlissner = {
+  home = {
     xdg.enable = true;
     home.file."bin" = { source = ./bin; recursive = true; };
   };
diff --git a/modules/desktop/bspwm.nix b/modules/desktop/bspwm.nix
index 561a7152..07a8c9d9 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/bspwm.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/bspwm.nix
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     };
   };
 
-  home-manager.users.hlissner.xdg.configFile = {
+  home.xdg.configFile = {
     "sxhkd".source = <config/sxhkd>;
 
     # link recursively so other modules can link files in their folders
diff --git a/modules/desktop/rofi.nix b/modules/desktop/rofi.nix
index c4bbc3d7..650a6312 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/rofi.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/rofi.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     ];
   };
 
-  home-manager.users.hlissner.xdg.configFile = {
+  home.xdg.configFile = {
     # link recursively so other modules can link files in its folder
     "rofi" = {
       source = <config/rofi>;
diff --git a/modules/dev/rust.nix b/modules/dev/rust.nix
index 794c0643..7b37ba0b 100644
--- a/modules/dev/rust.nix
+++ b/modules/dev/rust.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     rls
   ];
 
-  home-manager.users.hlissner.xdg.configFile = {
+  home.xdg.configFile = {
     "zsh/rc.d/aliases.rust.zsh".source = <config/rust/aliases.zsh>;
     "zsh/rc.d/env.rust.zsh".source = <config/rust/env.zsh>;
   };
diff --git a/modules/editors/emacs.nix b/modules/editors/emacs.nix
index 3c89ebc3..97b60c3e 100644
--- a/modules/editors/emacs.nix
+++ b/modules/editors/emacs.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
   fonts.fonts = [ pkgs.emacs-all-the-icons-fonts ];
 
-  home-manager.users.hlissner.xdg.configFile = {
+  home.xdg.configFile = {
     "zsh/rc.d/aliases.emacs.zsh".source = <config/emacs/aliases.zsh>;
     "zsh/rc.d/env.emacs.zsh".source = <config/emacs/env.zsh>;
   };
diff --git a/modules/shell/git.nix b/modules/shell/git.nix
index f33d9e04..ac4a9f67 100644
--- a/modules/shell/git.nix
+++ b/modules/shell/git.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     gitAndTools.diff-so-fancy
   ];
 
-  home-manager.users.hlissner.xdg.configFile = {
+  home.xdg.configFile = {
     "git/config".source = <config/git/config>;
     "git/ignore".source = <config/git/ignore>;
     "zsh/rc.d/aliases.git.zsh".source = <config/git/aliases.zsh>;
diff --git a/modules/shell/ncmpcpp.nix b/modules/shell/ncmpcpp.nix
index aaf392cd..20c811e1 100644
--- a/modules/shell/ncmpcpp.nix
+++ b/modules/shell/ncmpcpp.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     (ncmpcpp.override { visualizerSupport = true; })
   ];
 
-  home-manager.users.hlissner.xdg.configFile = {
+  home.xdg.configFile = {
     "zsh/rc.d/aliases.ncmpcpp.zsh".source = <config/ncmpcpp/aliases.zsh>;
     "zsh/rc.d/env.ncmpcpp.zsh".source = <config/ncmpcpp/env.zsh>;
     "ncmpcpp/config".source = <config/ncmpcpp/config>;
diff --git a/modules/shell/zsh.nix b/modules/shell/zsh.nix
index f6dec10b..fa3b3d90 100644
--- a/modules/shell/zsh.nix
+++ b/modules/shell/zsh.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     promptInit = "";
   };
 
-  home-manager.users.hlissner.xdg.configFile = {
+  home.xdg.configFile = {
     # link recursively so other modules can link files in this folder,
     # particularly in zsh/rc.d/*.zsh
     "zsh" = {
diff --git a/settings.nix b/settings.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1ce6be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{ config, options, lib, utils, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+{
+  imports = [
+    <home-manager/nixos>
+  ];
+
+  options = {
+    username = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+      default = "hlissner";
+      description = "My username";
+    };
+
+    home = mkOption {
+      type = options.home-manager.users.type.functor.wrapped;
+      default = {};
+      description = "Home-manager configuration for my user";
+    };
+
+    # TODO
+    # paths = mkOption {
+    #   type = types.listOf types.path;
+    #   default = [];
+    #   description = "Custom PATH entries";
+    # };
+
+    my = mkOption {
+      type = types.listOf types.functor;
+      default = [];
+      description = "Nix config helpers";
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = {
+    home-manager.users = {
+      ${config.username} = mkAliasDefinitions options.home;
+    };
+
+    # environment.extraInit = ''
+    #   export PATH="${lib.concatStringsSep ":" (map builtins.toString config.paths)}:$PATH"
+    # '';
+  };
+}
diff --git a/themes/aquanaut/default.nix b/themes/aquanaut/default.nix
index 5d432fc5..401c54cd 100644
--- a/themes/aquanaut/default.nix
+++ b/themes/aquanaut/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     '';
   };
 
-  home-manager.users.hlissner = {
+  home = {
     home.file.".background-image".source = ./wallpaper.jpg;
 
     xdg.configFile = {
diff --git a/themes/pianocat/default.nix b/themes/pianocat/default.nix
index b023d049..eed74e8b 100644
--- a/themes/pianocat/default.nix
+++ b/themes/pianocat/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ arc-theme ];
 
-  home-manager.users.hlissner = {
+  home = {
     home.file.".background-image".source = ./wallpaper.jpg;
 
     xdg.configFile = {