diff --git a/profiles/base.nix b/profiles/base.nix
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/base.nix
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+{
+  lib,
+  config,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+  options = {
+    profiles.base.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "base profile for all machines";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.profiles.base.enable {
+    openssh.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+    zsh.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+    localisation.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+    gnupg.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/profiles/default.nix b/profiles/default.nix
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+++ b/profiles/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ lib, my-lib }: args: (my-lib.autoDir ./.)
diff --git a/profiles/desktop.nix b/profiles/desktop.nix
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index 0000000..3795093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/desktop.nix
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+{
+  lib,
+  config,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+  options = {
+    profiles.desktop.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "desktop profile (sway, audio, printing)";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.profiles.desktop.enable {
+    profiles.base.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+    desktop.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+    sway.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+    tuigreet = {
+      enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+      command = lib.mkDefault "sway";
+    };
+    printing.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+    workstation.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+    yubikey.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/profiles/server.nix b/profiles/server.nix
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index 0000000..4dfcd38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/server.nix
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+{
+  lib,
+  config,
+  ...
+}:
+{
+  options = {
+    profiles.server.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "headless server profile";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.profiles.server.enable {
+    profiles.base.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+    workstation.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+  };
+}