diff --git a/.sops.yaml b/.sops.yaml
index f054b801..94677308 100644
--- a/.sops.yaml
+++ b/.sops.yaml
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 keys:
   - &user_albert D98BBC6C9A27324654C2D8C464F6C4EB46C4543A
-  - &host_nixos-laptop ca375f85e93f5327eca3e0af996236957c887168
+  - &host_nixos-vm-01 fa79d269a8a6944d3f7f73525a8b15a68b98e6ee
   - &host_nixos-rpi4-01 b8313b59194b577cb5a0187bbfd686dae3a80e78
 creation_rules:
   - path_regex: secrets/secrets.yaml
     key_groups:
     - pgp:
       - *user_albert
-      - *host_nixos-laptop
       - *host_nixos-rpi4-01
+      - *host_nixos-vm-01
 
   - path_regex: secrets/tailscale.yaml
     key_groups:
       - pgp:
         - *user_albert
-        - *host_nixos-rpi4-01
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+        - *host_nixos-rpi4-01
+        - *host_nixos-vm-01
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diff --git a/keys/hosts/nixos-vm-01.asc b/keys/hosts/nixos-vm-01.asc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..329da93c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keys/hosts/nixos-vm-01.asc
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
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+
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+W26W6HwR+n3Q9zhmLT4bnA==
+=SV5I
+-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
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