diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 
 ## Installing on a system:
 
+* setup the filesystem as you see fit
+* run `nixos-generate-config --root /mnt`
 * create a new folder in machine for the system configuration
 * create a symlink in the machine folder to the actual machine, called current
   > e.g. $/etc/nixos/machine/> ln -s nucturne/ current
+* add home-manager channel to the channel list (nix-channel add https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/release-21.05.tar.gz home-manage)
+* install the system (nixos-install --no-root-passwd)
 
 ## Steps to fully finish home-setup:
 
-* add home-manager channel to private channel-list (nix-channel add https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/release-21.05.tar.gz home-manager)
-* install home-manager (nix-shell '<home-manager>' -A install)
-* generate home-instance
 * add unlock-secret to secret-store (secret-tool store --label='keepassxc' keepass unlock)
 * add certs and keyfiles
 
diff --git a/hardware-configuration.nix b/hardware-configuration.nix
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index 43d6e91..0000000
--- a/hardware-configuration.nix
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@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-# 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 = [ "xhci_pci" "ahci" "nvme" "usbhid" "usb_storage" "sd_mod" "sdhci_pci" ];
-  boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ];
-  boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ];
-  boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
-
-  fileSystems."/" =
-    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/da267a3c-34e3-4218-933f-10738ee61eb6";
-      fsType = "ext4";
-    };
-
-  fileSystems."/home" =
-    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/9ebd7aff-629b-449b-83d8-6381a04eb708";
-      fsType = "ext4";
-    };
-
-  fileSystems."/boot" =
-    { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/DE6D-C383";
-      fsType = "vfat";
-    };
-
-  swapDevices =
-    [ { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/0069f1fa-dd8e-4c0a-8f01-a576af29909e"; }
-    ];
-
-  powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = lib.mkDefault "powersave";
-  # high-resolution display
-  hardware.video.hidpi.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
-}
diff --git a/machine/current b/machine/current
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-stel-xps/
\ No newline at end of file