diff --git a/cachix.nix b/profiles/base/cachix.nix
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rename from cachix.nix
rename to profiles/base/cachix.nix
diff --git a/cachix/nix-community.nix b/profiles/base/cachix/nix-community.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from cachix/nix-community.nix
rename to profiles/base/cachix/nix-community.nix
diff --git a/cachix/numtide.nix b/profiles/base/cachix/numtide.nix
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rename from cachix/numtide.nix
rename to profiles/base/cachix/numtide.nix
diff --git a/profiles/base/default.nix b/profiles/base/default.nix
index 35eb98f..ff984b3 100644
--- a/profiles/base/default.nix
+++ b/profiles/base/default.nix
@@ -4,20 +4,15 @@
 
 {
   imports = let ifExists = p: if builtins.pathExists p then p else {}; in [
-    ./../cachix.nix # update with `cachix use --mode nixos -d . FOOBAR`
-    ./../secrets
-    ./locale-no.nix
-    ./ccache
-    ./upgrade-diff.nix
+    ./../../secrets
+    ./cachix.nix # update with `nix run nixpkgs#cachix -- use --mode nixos -d . FOOBAR`
     ./lix.nix
-    ./mounts/common-nfs.nix
+    ./locale-no.nix
+    ./upgrade-diff.nix
+    ./../ccache
+    ./../mounts/common-nfs.nix
     /* ./profiles/mounts/common-zfs.nix */
 
-    # results of 'nixos-generate-config'
-    # nice to have if i just dump this flake into /etc/nixos on a clean install
-    (ifExists ./configuration.nix )
-    (ifExists ./hardware-configuration.nix )
-
     # TODO: move somewhere smart
     {
       options.virtualisation.isVmVariant = lib.mkOption {
diff --git a/profiles/lix.nix b/profiles/base/lix.nix
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rename from profiles/lix.nix
rename to profiles/base/lix.nix
diff --git a/profiles/locale-no.nix b/profiles/base/locale-no.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from profiles/locale-no.nix
rename to profiles/base/locale-no.nix
diff --git a/profiles/upgrade-diff.nix b/profiles/base/upgrade-diff.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from profiles/upgrade-diff.nix
rename to profiles/base/upgrade-diff.nix