diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6accb2c..28e10d9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 hardware-configuration.nix
 wireless-networks.nix
 secrets.nix
+local.nix
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 44ba812..afea5ad 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ in {
       ./home-manager.nix
       ./thinkpad.nix
       ./auto-update.nix
+      ./local.nix
     ];
 
   boot.kernelPackages = nixos-small.linuxPackages_latest;
diff --git a/local.nix.example b/local.nix.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c63c08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local.nix.example
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{
+}