diff --git a/auto-install.sh b/auto-install.sh
index 7b5d531..2195075 100755
--- a/auto-install.sh
+++ b/auto-install.sh
@@ -178,4 +178,22 @@ sed -i 's/host\s*=\s*"\([^"]*\)"/host = "'"$hostName"'"/' ./flake.nix
 printf "\n%.0s" {1..2}
 
 echo "${NOTE} rebuilding nixos, this will take some time..."
+echo "-----"
+printf "\n%.0s" {1..2}
 
+
+# set the nix configuration for experimental features
+NIX_CONFIG="experimental-features = nix-command flakes"
+# sudo nix flake update
+sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake ~/nixos-config/#"${hostName}"
+
+echo "-----"
+printf "\n%.0s" {1..2}
+
+# for initial zsh
+# check if ~/.zshrc exists, create a backup, and copy the new configuration
+if [ -f "$HOME/.zshrc" ]; then
+  cp -b "$HOME/.zshrc" "$HOME/.zshrc-backup" || true
+fi
+
+# TODO
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