diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index a6b1230..7fea723 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1737968762,
-        "narHash": "sha256-xiPARGKwocaMtv+U/rgi+h2g56CZZEmrcl7ldRaslq8=",
+        "lastModified": 1738192575,
+        "narHash": "sha256-2DFgkx6GgLqYyTR/wtEk+EiMiAuFZo7D4LfKjTDKLTc=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "home-manager",
-        "rev": "e1ae908bcc30af792b0bb0a52e53b03d2577255e",
+        "rev": "697ba1319fdc58c94dc94cd7908df554dc48d970",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1737926801,
-        "narHash": "sha256-un7IETRNjUm83jM5Gd/7BO4rCzzkom46O0FDMo5toaI=",
+        "lastModified": 1738033138,
+        "narHash": "sha256-qlIM8A3bdL9c6PexhpS+QyZLO9y/8a3V75HVyJgDE5Q=",
         "owner": "LnL7",
         "repo": "nix-darwin",
-        "rev": "62ba0a22426721c94e08f0779ed8235d5672869b",
+        "rev": "349a74c66c596ef97ee97b4d80a3ca61227b6120",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1737885589,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Zf0hSrtzaM1DEz8//+Xs51k/wdSajticVrATqDrfQjg=",
+        "lastModified": 1738142207,
+        "narHash": "sha256-NGqpVVxNAHwIicXpgaVqJEJWeyqzoQJ9oc8lnK9+WC4=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "852ff1d9e153d8875a83602e03fdef8a63f0ecf8",
+        "rev": "9d3ae807ebd2981d593cddd0080856873139aa40",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index b3f9f64..3a67b36 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -157,6 +157,25 @@
         };
       };
 
+      # We define a NixOS configuration for a scratch VM.
+      nixosConfigurations.flareon = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+        modules = [
+          ./hosts/linux/flareon/configuration.nix
+
+          vscode-server.nixosModules.default
+          home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
+          {
+            nixpkgs.overlays = [ self.overlays.default ];
+            home-manager = {
+              useGlobalPkgs = true;
+              useUserPackages = true;
+              users.spotlight = import ./home/home.nix;
+              extraSpecialArgs = { desktop = false; gpg = false; };
+            };
+          }
+        ];
+      };
+
       # We define a default Darwin configuration via nix-darwin.
       darwinConfigurations."spotlights-macbook-air" = nix-darwin.lib.darwinSystem {
         modules = [
diff --git a/hosts/linux/flareon/configuration.nix b/hosts/linux/flareon/configuration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73bcd4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/linux/flareon/configuration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  imports = [
+    ./hardware-configuration.nix
+    ../shared.nix
+  ];
+
+  # Use the systemd-boot EFI boot loader.
+  boot.loader = {
+    systemd-boot.enable = true;
+    efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
+  };
+
+  networking = {
+    hostName = "flareon";
+    networkmanager.enable = true;
+  };
+
+  time.timeZone = "America/Chicago";
+
+  services = {
+    # We're a VM, so enable related services.
+    xserver.videoDrivers = [ "qxl" ];
+    qemuGuest.enable = true;
+    spice-vdagentd.enable = true;
+
+    # vscode-server
+    vscode-server.enable = true;
+  };
+
+  # List packages installed in system profile. To search, run:
+  # $ nix search wget
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    nix-output-monitor
+    ripgrep
+  ];
+
+  services.openssh.enable = true;
+
+  # This option defines the first version of NixOS you have installed on this particular machine,
+  # and is used to maintain compatibility with application data (e.g. databases) created on older NixOS versions.
+  #
+  # Most users should NEVER change this value after the initial install, for any reason,
+  # even if you've upgraded your system to a new NixOS release.
+  #
+  # This value does NOT affect the Nixpkgs version your packages and OS are pulled from,
+  # so changing it will NOT upgrade your system - see https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/#sec-upgrading for how
+  # to actually do that.
+  #
+  # This value being lower than the current NixOS release does NOT mean your system is
+  # out of date, out of support, or vulnerable.
+  #
+  # Do NOT change this value unless you have manually inspected all the changes it would make to your configuration,
+  # and migrated your data accordingly.
+  #
+  # For more information, see `man configuration.nix` or https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/options#opt-system.stateVersion .
+  system.stateVersion = "24.05"; # Did you read the comment?
+}
+
diff --git a/hosts/linux/flareon/hardware-configuration.nix b/hosts/linux/flareon/hardware-configuration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94f7d02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/linux/flareon/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, modulesPath, ... }:
+
+{
+  imports =
+    [
+      (modulesPath + "/profiles/qemu-guest.nix")
+    ];
+
+  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "xhci_pci" "sr_mod" ];
+  boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ];
+  boot.kernelModules = [ ];
+  boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
+  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+
+  fileSystems."/" =
+    {
+      device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/cb472c06-8372-4d74-af6e-f3071ccd4146";
+      fsType = "ext4";
+    };
+
+  fileSystems."/boot" =
+    {
+      device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/CDA9-BDB9";
+      fsType = "vfat";
+      options = [ "fmask=0022" "dmask=0022" ];
+    };
+
+  swapDevices = [ ];
+
+  # 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.enp0s1.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+  nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "aarch64-linux";
+}