diff --git a/template/flake.nix b/template/flake.nix
index b70f201..f9a2cba 100644
--- a/template/flake.nix
+++ b/template/flake.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@
           #boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
           # when installing toggle this
           #boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = false;
+
+          services.openssh.enable = true;
+          users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
+            (builtins.readFile ./nitrokey.pub)
+          ];
+
+          system.stateVersion = "23.05";
         }
       ];
     };
diff --git a/template/nitrokey.pub b/template/nitrokey.pub
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11a0611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/nitrokey.pub
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ssh-rsa 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 openpgp:0xA8B75370