diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d953f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use nix
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
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index 00000000..b915918b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+with (import <nixpkgs> {});
+
+mkShell {
+  shellHook = ''
+    export HOME_HOSTNAME=$(hostname -s)
+  '';
+}