diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b4654bd..6869b77 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 !/.gitignore
 
+!/nix
+/nix/*
+!/nix/home.nix
+!/nix/*.example.nix
+
+
 !/programs
 
 /programs/nvim/*
diff --git a/nix/home.nix b/nix/home.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fccdf3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/home.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+let
+  secrets = import ./secrets.nix;
+in
+{
+  # Home Manager needs a bit of information about you and the
+  # paths it should manage.
+  home.username = secrets.username;
+  home.homeDirectory = secrets.homeDir;
+
+  # This value determines the Home Manager release that your
+  # configuration is compatible with. This helps avoid breakage
+  # when a new Home Manager release introduces backwards
+  # incompatible changes.
+  #
+  # You can update Home Manager without changing this value. See
+  # the Home Manager release notes for a list of state version
+  # changes in each release.
+  home.stateVersion = "21.11";
+
+  # Let Home Manager install and manage itself.
+  programs.home-manager.enable = true;
+}
diff --git a/nix/secrets.example.nix b/nix/secrets.example.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb4f81f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/secrets.example.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  username = "Bob";
+  homeDir = "/home/bob";
+}