diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 27012f2..2ff6c7f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 /target
 result
 result-*
+
+*.qcow2
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 6ec61d5..0e692e0 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,23 @@
       };
     in f system pkgs toolchain);
   in {
+    apps = let
+      mkApp = program: description: {
+        type = "app";
+        program = toString program;
+        meta = {
+          inherit description;
+        };
+      };
+      mkVm = name: mkApp "${self.nixosConfigurations.${name}.config.system.build.vm}/bin/run-nixos-vm";
+    in forAllSystems (system: pkgs: _: {
+      vm = mkVm "vm" "Start a NixOS VM with roowho2 installed";
+    });
+
+    nixosConfigurations = {
+      vm = import ./nix/vm.nix { inherit self nixpkgs; };
+    };
+
     devShell = forAllSystems (system: pkgs: toolchain: pkgs.mkShell {
       nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
         toolchain
@@ -63,10 +80,15 @@
           ./Cargo.lock
         ];
       };
+
+      rustPlatform = pkgs.makeRustPlatform {
+        rustc = pkgs.rust-bin.nightly.latest.default;
+        cargo = pkgs.rust-bin.nightly.latest.cargo;
+      };
     in {
       default = self.packages.${system}.roowho2;
 
-      roowho2 = pkgs.callPackage ./nix/default.nix { inherit cargoToml cargoLock src; };
+      roowho2 = pkgs.callPackage ./nix/default.nix { inherit cargoToml cargoLock src rustPlatform; };
 
       filteredSource = pkgs.runCommandLocal "filtered-source" { } ''
         ln -s ${src} $out
diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index dadf82a..6a7d75a 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
 
   # buildType = "releaselto";
 
+  RUSTFLAGS = "-Zhigher-ranked-assumptions";
+
   meta = with lib; {
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
diff --git a/nix/module.nix b/nix/module.nix
index 8c57803..a62d1e0 100644
--- a/nix/module.nix
+++ b/nix/module.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ in {
         freeformType = format.type;
         options = {
           rwhod = {
-            enable = lib.mkEnableOption "the rwhod service";
+            enable = lib.mkEnableOption "the rwhod service" // {
+              default = true;
+            };
 
             # TODO: allow configuring socket config
           };
@@ -24,10 +26,20 @@ in {
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    systemd.sockets.roowho2-client = {
+      wantedBy = [ "sockets.target" ];
+      description = "Roowho2 Client Communication Socket";
+      listenStreams = [ "/run/roowho2/roowho2.varlink" ];
+      socketConfig = {
+        Service = "roowho2.service";
+        FileDescriptorName = "client_socket";
+      };
+    };
 
-    systemd.sockets.roowhoo2-rwhod = lib.mkIf cfg.settings.rwhod.enable {
+    systemd.sockets.roowho2-rwhod = lib.mkIf cfg.settings.rwhod.enable {
+      wantedBy = [ "sockets.target" ];
       description = "Roowho2 Rwhod Socket";
-      listenDatagrams = [ 513 ];
+      listenDatagrams = [ (toString 513) ];
       socketConfig = {
         Service = "roowho2.service";
         FileDescriptorName = "rwhod_socket";
@@ -37,7 +49,7 @@ in {
 
     systemd.services.roowho2 = {
       serviceConfig = {
-        ExecStart = "${lib.getExe' cfg.package "roowho2d"} --config ${format.toFile cfg.settings}";
+        ExecStart = "${lib.getExe' cfg.package "roowhod"} --config ${format.generate "roowho2-config.toml" cfg.settings}";
         Restart = "on-failure";
         DynamicUser = true;
 
diff --git a/nix/vm.nix b/nix/vm.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c15a93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/vm.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{ self, nixpkgs, ... }:
+nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+  system = "x86_64-linux";
+  pkgs = import nixpkgs {
+    system = "x86_64-linux";
+    overlays = [
+      self.overlays.roowho2
+    ];
+  };
+  modules = [
+    "${nixpkgs}/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix"
+    "${nixpkgs}/nixos/tests/common/user-account.nix"
+
+    self.nixosModules.default
+
+    ({ config, pkgs, ... }: {
+      system.stateVersion = config.system.nixos.release;
+      virtualisation.graphics = false;
+
+      services.getty.autologinUser = "alice";
+
+      users.motd = ''
+        =================================
+        Welcome to the roowho2 vm!
+
+        Try running any of:
+            rwho
+
+        Password for alice is 'foobar'
+
+        To exit, press Ctrl+A, then X
+        =================================
+      '';
+
+      services.roowho2 = {
+        enable = true;
+      };
+
+      programs.vim = {
+        enable = true;
+        defaultEditor = true;
+      };
+
+      environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ jq roowho2 ];
+    })
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/rwho.rs b/src/bin/rwho.rs
index 3aab587..5797f93 100644
--- a/src/bin/rwho.rs
+++ b/src/bin/rwho.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub struct Args {
 async fn main() {
     let args = Args::parse();
 
-    let mut conn = zlink::unix::connect("/run/roowho2/rwhod.varlink")
+    let mut conn = zlink::unix::connect("/run/roowho2/roowho2.varlink")
         .await
         .expect("Failed to connect to rwhod server");