diff --git a/.sops.yaml b/.sops.yaml
index bc5cfc6..7967e56 100644
--- a/.sops.yaml
+++ b/.sops.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ keys:
   - &nyarlathotep age1s99d0vlj5qlm287n98jratql5fypvjrxxal0k5jl2aw9dcc8kyvqw5yyt4
   - &bragi age1lqvgpmlemyg9095ujck64u59ma29656zs7a4yxgz4s6u5cld2ccss69jwe
   - &lobon age12nz7dtc0m5wasxm4r9crtkgwnzvauyfp0xh0n8z8jld0arn9ea9qe0agvn
+  - &kaalut age1ktwclxa640l89le6yecm8v2z6hmwr4lusd6x9gyzamhv57887szqtqp59a
 
 creation_rules:
   - path_regex: nixos/machines/nyarlathotep/.*
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@ creation_rules:
         - *nerf
         - *gonne
         - *lobon
+  - path_regex: nixos/machines/kaalut/.*
+    key_groups:
+      - age:
+        - *nerf
+        - *gonne
+        - *kaalut
   # this is the catchall clause if nothing above machtes. Encrypt to users but not
   # to machines
   - key_groups:
diff --git a/nixos/machines/kaalut/backupKey.yaml b/nixos/machines/kaalut/backupKey.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3727470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/machines/kaalut/backupKey.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+backupKey: ENC[AES256_GCM,data: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,iv:ReA4k7S4F8NBE0VBCy9ks6YZJiubdUdP/AhEwc0kHaA=,tag:zagxPVYKQhf/tdK3tJFa2A==,type:str]
+sops:
+    kms: []
+    gcp_kms: []
+    azure_kv: []
+    hc_vault: []
+    age:
+        - recipient: age1rasjnr2tlv9y70sj0z0hwpgpxdc974wzg5umtx2pnc6z0p05u3js6r8sln
+          enc: |
+            -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
+            YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBjSGRWTEd6TVAzWjk2cHRn
+            Wkg1NlhxNXVYVXpDdnFiWmJSejE4SDhuZURFCklQWUFiaHZvbkZ1T21aZHNuME5x
+            NXN1ZHBoQzU4RUc3Y3lJVnMyRjluckUKLS0tIDRRVTdwcVplUFJmajkvWEZ0UlFJ
+            ZWpXTzI2NVhldnRrYnFybzErZXBQaVkK4hi/aksGcLlELTUPjJPoVR518z+Twt6l
+            RCFOnLsmsRu8/pigphbGMjOxYPsEsEpclU2vAobL1H3nPE/uKt4t/Q==
+            -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
+        - recipient: age1epz92k2rkp43hkrg3u0jgkzhnkwx8y43kag7rvfzwl9wcddelvusyetxl7
+          enc: |
+            -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
+            YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSByN3BGN2IvdkhkcENJZEJD
+            OStNdWw2Q25hSXZHcDczRnRUd3h1ZGhDODA0Clo4cktoL2FUYmlkY2JJZFp6bkVS
+            WHdFeDZxSEU3a0RBMmI3cGk2N05hb0UKLS0tIDdDOElueDhPR1pxVEdmaTg3RVgz
+            eHVGak9sRkEydjdiam5QWHNpRG1hTnMKWqSIdNP6yMw6xoPqmK9Lss2Ztb72T7+l
+            bK4VYCnyuuQ24AhlVHLZdbRbk4Rvp2V7bCTWwTNamrRMJieLMZwt8g==
+            -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
+        - recipient: age1dhzugelagj6vge5jjxwwn0522ngf7fhxn04sxy2tm8557rtme5tstprwnj
+          enc: |
+            -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
+            YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSBlNmtkRGlCTFYvdEJWZEhv
+            bXY5Z3ZibjRjQTV2c3R4OE1JSXBxeTN4Z0Y0CmU3aUVNN0NEeGgwOExvOFRDc2Jl
+            YlQ3dDJtQ1hvSHNFSzNyNGJMYklrRzAKLS0tIFB0Q21WU0hkOWxLajhRdlZaMGFN
+            OTYzMW9aMERGTVdXUnBZM0hxSzBWYTAK0k+pyltKHe6FfdYPqAQcax/u5r1JKP4q
+            C8qXIuAXY9FI4mV8xyuRZEIDr5A2y3hCCilieGr1KGkAwBZyZhQy4w==
+            -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
+        - recipient: age1ktwclxa640l89le6yecm8v2z6hmwr4lusd6x9gyzamhv57887szqtqp59a
+          enc: |
+            -----BEGIN AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
+            YWdlLWVuY3J5cHRpb24ub3JnL3YxCi0+IFgyNTUxOSAxZStjM25VQnQ3Y2d3Skxs
+            K3k2NU5yeXUwT1F6SmNUVGpPVDUxeHdKZ0JJClFYcUIzazZ2R1BIbElWS3hCeHFK
+            cjFRY1pIL29YUktiR0t5bm5wT1JzZ1EKLS0tIFRPYi9veS9RZHhIRHNyZjZvL3JY
+            RTk1RE9GRitTMFFoUUQwOWtiTWRwMjQKkoA2wiTAholKq7ngDE/OWZKHjFbDg7WZ
+            efax0e0/riC3EEyvR3kIfjCenc2GBvVoaMgzD3Dra9Gz+3JpM11/+w==
+            -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
+    lastmodified: "2024-11-23T09:05:51Z"
+    mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:yYBzhvg1g9GQk+Os6wkzNE3FyXIp7N2AnxuzPfexoA0aWXhYD2zQ7ylTiRGZLkbSODezXT0pD9sjYFN8yTXuY5HMIlCYSCPQGIUblZKRqB0EES3JyhQ4bULCMO7pXrsIuAICzoWM9vn7RQ9cVbL3N2rocYiSURhsGuMA47d3QFk=,iv:xS/am6/hLq2sQGB+vMzS6ZqmFr1ZOIDj1l6b56nVMhE=,tag:erNYX6U4/uSlSUBpN7kKiA==,type:str]
+    pgp: []
+    unencrypted_suffix: _unencrypted
+    version: 3.9.1
diff --git a/nixos/machines/kaalut/configuration.nix b/nixos/machines/kaalut/configuration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..115091d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/machines/kaalut/configuration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{config, ...}: {
+  imports = [
+    ./hardware-configuration.nix
+    ../../roles
+    ../../roles/vm.nix
+    ../../modules/vmNetwork.nix
+  ];
+
+  # System configuration here
+  networking.hostName = "kaalut";
+  vmNetwork.ipv4 = "192.168.0.17";
+  system.stateVersion = "24.05";
+
+  sops.secrets = {
+    backupKey = {
+      sopsFile = ./backupKey.yaml;
+      owner = "root";
+      group = "root";
+      mode = "0400";
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nixos/machines/kaalut/hardware-configuration.nix b/nixos/machines/kaalut/hardware-configuration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce7112d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/machines/kaalut/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}: {
+  imports = [];
+
+  fileSystems."/" = {
+    device = "root";
+    fsType = "tmpfs";
+    options = ["size=1G" "mode=755"];
+  };
+  fileSystems."/persist" = {
+    device = "/dev/disk/by-label/nixos";
+    fsType = "btrfs";
+    options = ["subvol=persist"];
+    neededForBoot = true;
+  };
+  fileSystems."/boot" = {
+    device = "/dev/disk/by-label/boot";
+    fsType = "ext4";
+  };
+  fileSystems."/nix" = {
+    device = "/dev/disk/by-label/nixos";
+    fsType = "btrfs";
+    options = ["subvol=nix"];
+  };
+
+  nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
+}
diff --git a/nixos/modules/borgbackup.nix b/nixos/modules/borgbackup.nix
index b552c8b..9889238 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/borgbackup.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/borgbackup.nix
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ in {
           path = "/var/lib/backups/ithaqua";
           allowSubRepos = true;
         };
+        kaalut = {
+          authorizedKeysAppendOnly = [
+            "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIFcAJkEXcvrDEQf1zRhBXLe1CSHOTooM3qy0KMfS9oug Kaalut Backup"
+          ];
+          path = "/var/lib/backups/kaalut";
+          allowSubRepos = true;
+        };
         lobon = {
           authorizedKeysAppendOnly = [
             "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAICEptjf1UWRlo6DG9alAIRwkSDUAVHwDKkHC6/DeYKzi Lobon Backup"