diff --git a/laptop/flake.nix b/laptop/flake.nix
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+{
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs }: {
+    # replace 'joes-desktop' with your hostname here.
+    nixosConfigurations.nixos-p1 = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+      system = "x86_64-linux";
+      modules = [ ./configuration.nix ];
+    };
+  };
+}
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