diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c7c35b0..a9517e7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -95,51 +95,13 @@ version = "1.0.79"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "080e9890a082662b09c1ad45f567faeeb47f22b5fb23895fbe1e651e718e25ca"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "async-channel"
-version = "2.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1ca33f4bc4ed1babef42cad36cc1f51fa88be00420404e5b1e80ab1b18f7678c"
-dependencies = [
- "concurrent-queue",
- "event-listener 4.0.3",
- "event-listener-strategy",
- "futures-core",
- "pin-project-lite",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "async-executor"
-version = "1.8.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "17ae5ebefcc48e7452b4987947920dac9450be1110cadf34d1b8c116bdbaf97c"
-dependencies = [
- "async-lock 3.3.0",
- "async-task",
- "concurrent-queue",
- "fastrand",
- "futures-lite",
- "slab",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "async-fs"
-version = "2.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dd1f344136bad34df1f83a47f3fd7f2ab85d75cb8a940af4ccf6d482a84ea01b"
-dependencies = [
- "async-lock 3.3.0",
- "blocking",
- "futures-lite",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "async-io"
 version = "2.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8f97ab0c5b00a7cdbe5a371b9a782ee7be1316095885c8a4ea1daf490eb0ef65"
 dependencies = [
- "async-lock 3.3.0",
+ "async-lock",
  "cfg-if",
  "concurrent-queue",
  "futures-io",
@@ -152,79 +114,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "async-lock"
-version = "2.8.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "287272293e9d8c41773cec55e365490fe034813a2f172f502d6ddcf75b2f582b"
-dependencies = [
- "event-listener 2.5.3",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "async-lock"
 version = "3.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d034b430882f8381900d3fe6f0aaa3ad94f2cb4ac519b429692a1bc2dda4ae7b"
 dependencies = [
- "event-listener 4.0.3",
+ "event-listener",
  "event-listener-strategy",
  "pin-project-lite",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "async-net"
-version = "2.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b948000fad4873c1c9339d60f2623323a0cfd3816e5181033c6a5cb68b2accf7"
-dependencies = [
- "async-io",
- "blocking",
- "futures-lite",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "async-process"
-version = "2.0.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "15c1cd5d253ecac3d3cf15e390fd96bd92a13b1d14497d81abf077304794fb04"
-dependencies = [
- "async-channel",
- "async-io",
- "async-lock 3.3.0",
- "async-signal",
- "blocking",
- "cfg-if",
- "event-listener 4.0.3",
- "futures-lite",
- "rustix",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "async-signal"
-version = "0.2.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9e47d90f65a225c4527103a8d747001fc56e375203592b25ad103e1ca13124c5"
-dependencies = [
- "async-io",
- "async-lock 2.8.0",
- "atomic-waker",
- "cfg-if",
- "futures-core",
- "futures-io",
- "rustix",
- "signal-hook-registry",
- "slab",
- "windows-sys 0.48.0",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "async-task"
-version = "4.7.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fbb36e985947064623dbd357f727af08ffd077f93d696782f3c56365fa2e2799"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "async-trait"
 version = "0.1.77"
@@ -236,12 +136,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "atomic-waker"
-version = "1.1.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1505bd5d3d116872e7271a6d4e16d81d0c8570876c8de68093a09ac269d8aac0"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "autocfg"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -348,22 +242,6 @@ version = "2.4.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ed570934406eb16438a4e976b1b4500774099c13b8cb96eec99f620f05090ddf"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "blocking"
-version = "1.5.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6a37913e8dc4ddcc604f0c6d3bf2887c995153af3611de9e23c352b44c1b9118"
-dependencies = [
- "async-channel",
- "async-lock 3.3.0",
- "async-task",
- "fastrand",
- "futures-io",
- "futures-lite",
- "piper",
- "tracing",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "bumpalo"
 version = "3.14.0"
@@ -530,12 +408,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "event-listener"
-version = "2.5.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0206175f82b8d6bf6652ff7d71a1e27fd2e4efde587fd368662814d6ec1d9ce0"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "event-listener"
 version = "4.0.3"
@@ -553,7 +425,7 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "958e4d70b6d5e81971bebec42271ec641e7ff4e170a6fa605f2b8a8b65cb97d3"
 dependencies = [
- "event-listener 4.0.3",
+ "event-listener",
  "pin-project-lite",
 ]
 
@@ -620,10 +492,7 @@ version = "2.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "445ba825b27408685aaecefd65178908c36c6e96aaf6d8599419d46e624192ba"
 dependencies = [
- "fastrand",
  "futures-core",
- "futures-io",
- "parking",
  "pin-project-lite",
 ]
 
@@ -723,9 +592,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_yaml",
- "smol",
- "smol-axum",
- "smol-macros",
  "tokio",
  "tower-http",
  "tracing",
@@ -1268,17 +1134,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "piper"
-version = "0.2.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "668d31b1c4eba19242f2088b2bf3316b82ca31082a8335764db4e083db7485d4"
-dependencies = [
- "atomic-waker",
- "fastrand",
- "futures-io",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pkg-config"
 version = "0.3.29"
@@ -1585,15 +1440,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "signal-hook-registry"
-version = "1.4.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d8229b473baa5980ac72ef434c4415e70c4b5e71b423043adb4ba059f89c99a1"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "slab"
 version = "0.4.9"
@@ -1609,69 +1455,6 @@ version = "1.13.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e6ecd384b10a64542d77071bd64bd7b231f4ed5940fba55e98c3de13824cf3d7"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "smol"
-version = "2.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e635339259e51ef85ac7aa29a1cd991b957047507288697a690e80ab97d07cad"
-dependencies = [
- "async-channel",
- "async-executor",
- "async-fs",
- "async-io",
- "async-lock 3.3.0",
- "async-net",
- "async-process",
- "blocking",
- "futures-lite",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "smol-axum"
-version = "0.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5bc1f8f7464d1a4f3fe9c64b3bf9b19c195987aba2f02079879512ad6068c31d"
-dependencies = [
- "async-executor",
- "async-io",
- "axum-core",
- "futures-lite",
- "http 1.0.0",
- "hyper 1.1.0",
- "hyper-util",
- "pin-project-lite",
- "smol-hyper",
- "tower",
- "tower-service",
- "tracing",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "smol-hyper"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7428a49d323867702cd12b97b08a6b0104f39ec13b49117911f101271321bc1a"
-dependencies = [
- "async-executor",
- "async-io",
- "futures-io",
- "hyper 1.1.0",
- "pin-project-lite",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "smol-macros"
-version = "0.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3ff34feaafdddfd721c606f06fd867a12d76f9612c36ab8dc55a103b43bf56b8"
-dependencies = [
- "async-executor",
- "async-io",
- "async-lock 3.3.0",
- "event-listener 4.0.3",
- "futures-lite",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "socket2"
 version = "0.5.5"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e6eb84d..ebb5ec2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ prometheus-http-query = "0.8.2"
 serde = { version = "1.0.196", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.113"
 serde_yaml = "0.9.31"
-smol = "2.0.0"
-smol-axum = "0.1.0"
-smol-macros = "0.1.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.36.0", features = ["net", "rt", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tower-http = { version = "0.5.1", features = ["trace"] }
 tracing = "0.1.40"
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 919e62a..ce92887 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
           rustc = rust-bin;
           cargo = rust-bin;
       };
-    in
-    {
-      packages.default = naersk-lib.buildPackage {
+      heracles = naersk-lib.buildPackage {
           name = "heracles";
           verion = "0.0.1";
           src = ./.;
@@ -31,7 +29,125 @@
             if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin then
               with pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [ Security SystemConfiguration ]
             else
-            [ ]) ++ [rust-bin];
+            [ pkgs.openssl ]) ++ [rust-bin];
       };
-    });
+    in
+    {
+      packages.default = heracles;
+    }) // {
+        nixosModule = {config, pkgs, lib}: with lib; {
+            options = {
+                services.heracles.enable = mkEnableOption "enable heracles service";
+                services.heracles.listen = mkOption {
+                    description = "[host]:port address for heracles to listen on";
+                    default = "localhost:8080";
+                    defaultText = "localhost:8080";
+                };
+
+                services.heracles.settings = mkOption {
+                    description = "heracles dashboard Configuration";
+                    default = [
+                        {
+                            title = "A dashboard";
+                            graphs = [
+                                {
+                                    title = "Graph title";
+                                    query_type = "Range";
+                                    # yaxis formatting default for this graph
+                                    d3_tick_format = "~s";
+                                    plots = [
+                                        {
+                                            source = "http://heimdall:9001";
+                                            query = ''
+                                                sum by (instance)(irate(node_cpu_seconds_total{job="nodestats"}[5m]))
+                                            '';
+                                            meta = {
+                                                name_label = "instance";
+                                                name_prefix = "trace name prefix";
+                                                name_suffix = "trace name suffix";
+                                                named_axis = "y";
+                                                # yaxis formatting for this subplot
+                                                d3_tick_format = "~s";
+                                            };
+                                        }
+                                    ];
+                                    # span for this graph.
+                                    span = {
+                                        end = "now";
+                                        duration = "1d";
+                                        step_duration = "10min";
+                                    };
+                                }
+                            ];
+                            # default span for dashboard
+                            span = {
+                                end = "now";
+                                duration = "1d";
+                                step_duration = "10min";
+                            };
+                        }
+                    ];
+                    defaultText = ''
+                    [
+                        {
+                            title = "A dashboard";
+                            graphs = [
+                                {
+                                    title = "Graph title";
+                                    query_type = "Range";
+                                    # yaxis formatting default for this graph
+                                    d3_tick_format = "~s";
+                                    plots = [
+                                        {
+                                            source = "http://heimdall:9001";
+                                            query = \'\'
+                                                sum by (instance)(irate(node_cpu_seconds_total{job="nodestats"}[5m]))
+                                            \'\';
+                                            meta = {
+                                                name_label = "instance";
+                                                name_prefix = "trace name prefix";
+                                                name_suffix = "trace name suffix";
+                                                named_axis = "y";
+                                                # yaxis formatting for this subplot
+                                                d3_tick_format = "~s";
+                                            };
+                                        }
+                                    ];
+                                    # span for this graph.
+                                    span = {
+                                        end = "now";
+                                        duration = "1d";
+                                        step_duration = "10min";
+                                    };
+                                }
+                            ];
+                            # default span for dashboard
+                            span = {
+                                end = "now";
+                                duration = "1d";
+                                step_duration = "10min";
+                            };
+                        }
+                    ]
+                    '';
+                };
+            };
+
+            config = mkIf config.services.heracles.enable {
+                environment.etc."heracles.yaml" = {
+                    text = (generators.toYAML {} config.services.heracles.settings);
+                };
+                systemd.services.heracles = {
+                    wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" "default.target" ];
+                    wants = [ "network.target" ];
+                    after = [ "network-online.target" ];
+                    serviceConfig = {
+                        Restart = "on-failure";
+                        RestartSec = "30s";
+                        ExecStart = "${pkgs.heracles}/bin/heracles --listen ${config.services.heracles.listen} --config=${config.environment.etc."heracles.yaml".target}";
+                    };
+                };
+            };
+        };
+    };
 }