diff --git a/system/common/opt/greetd.nix b/system/common/opt/greetd.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82d5d05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/common/opt/greetd.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  tuigreet = "${pkgs.greetd.tuigreet}/bin/tuigreet";
+in
+{
+  services.greetd = {
+    enable = true;
+    settings = {
+      default_session = {
+        command = "${tuigreet} --time --remember --cmd Hyprland";
+        user = "greeter";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  # this is a life saver.
+  # literally no documentation about this anywhere.
+  # might be good to write about this...
+  # https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/u0cdpi/tuigreet_with_xmonad_how/
+  systemd.services.greetd.serviceConfig = {
+    Type = "idle";
+    StandardInput = "tty";
+    StandardOutput = "tty";
+    StandardError = "journal"; # Without this errors will spam on screen
+    # Without these bootlogs will spam on screen
+    TTYReset = true;
+    TTYVHangup = true;
+    TTYVTDisallocate = true;
+  };
+
+  #environment.etc."greetd/environments".text = ''
+  #  Hyprland
+  #  fish
+  #  bash
+  #'';
+}
diff --git a/system/ookst480s/ookst480s.nix b/system/ookst480s/ookst480s.nix
index f0e211e..305bd7c 100644
--- a/system/ookst480s/ookst480s.nix
+++ b/system/ookst480s/ookst480s.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     ../common/global
     ../common/opt/bluetooth.nix
     ../common/opt/vm.nix
+    ../common/opt/greetd.nix
 
 		];