diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 84c90ef..2dba8c5 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -130,6 +130,22 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nixpkgs-backyard": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1732981179,
+        "narHash": "sha256-F7thesZPvAMSwjRu0K8uFshTk3ZZSNAsXTIFvXBT+34=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "62c435d93bf046a5396f3016472e8f7c8e2aed65",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-24.11",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixpkgs-unfolder": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1732824227,
@@ -170,6 +186,7 @@
         "nixpkgs-2311": "nixpkgs-2311",
         "nixpkgs-2405": "nixpkgs-2405",
         "nixpkgs-2411": "nixpkgs-2411",
+        "nixpkgs-backyard": "nixpkgs-backyard",
         "nixpkgs-unfolder": "nixpkgs-unfolder",
         "nixpkgs-unstable": "nixpkgs-unstable"
       }
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index a67c017..709e23c 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     nixpkgs-2311.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/23.11";
     nixpkgs-2405.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.05";
     nixpkgs-2411.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.11";
+    nixpkgs-backyard.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.11";
     nixpkgs-unfolder.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.11";
     nixpkgs-unstable.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
     flake-compat = {
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
     nixpkgs-2311,
     nixpkgs-2405,
     nixpkgs-2411,
+    nixpkgs-backyard,
     nixpkgs-unfolder,
     nixpkgs-unstable,
     flake-compat,
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@
     };
 
     nixosConfigurations = {
-      backyard = nixpkgs-2405.lib.nixosSystem {
+      backyard = nixpkgs-backyard.lib.nixosSystem {
         system = "x86_64-linux";
         modules = [
           self.nixosModules.beatific
diff --git a/machine/backyard/samba.nix b/machine/backyard/samba.nix
index 7ce77b8..e418d3a 100644
--- a/machine/backyard/samba.nix
+++ b/machine/backyard/samba.nix
@@ -11,39 +11,7 @@
   services.samba = {
     enable = true;
     openFirewall = true;
-    securityType = "user";
-    extraConfig = ''
-      workgroup = beatific
-      server string = backyard smb server
-      netbios name = backyard
-      deadtime = 300
-
-      local master = yes
-      domain master = yes
-      preferred master = yes
-
-      guest account = nobody
-      map to guest = bad user
-
-      case sensitive = yes
-      veto files = /^.DS_Store$/^.Trash-1000$/
-
-      load printers = no
-      printcap name = /dev/null
-      printing = bsd
-
-      log file = /var/log/samba/client-%m.log
-      log level = 2
-      max log size = 64
-
-      hide dot files = no
-      hosts allow = 10.22.20., 192.168.1.
-      map archive = no
-      unix extensions = yes
-
-      ntlm auth = yes
-    '';
-    shares = let
+    settings = let
       homeShare = user: {
         path = "/home/${user}";
         comment = "${user}'s home folder";
@@ -55,8 +23,40 @@
         "directory mask" = "0750";
         "force directory mode" = "0750";
         "valid users" = "${user}";
+        "security" = "user";
       };
     in {
+      global = {
+        "workgroup" = "beatific";
+        "server string" = "backyard smb server";
+        "netbios name" = "backyard";
+       "deadtime" = "300";
+
+        "local master" = "yes";
+        "domain master" = "yes";
+        "preferred master" = "yes";
+
+        "guest account" = "nobody";
+        "map to guest" = "bad user";
+
+        "case sensitive" = "yes";
+        "veto files" = "/^.DS_Store$/^.Trash-1000$/";
+
+        "load printers" = "no";
+        "printcap name" = "/dev/null";
+        "printing" = "bsd";
+
+        "log file" = "/var/log/samba/client-%m.log";
+        "log level" = "2";
+        "max log size" = "64";
+
+        "hide dot files" = "no";
+        "hosts allow" = "10.22.20., 192.168.1.";
+        "map archive" = "no";
+        "unix extensions" = "yes";
+
+        "ntlm auth" = "yes";
+      };
       tvb = homeShare "tvb";
     };
   };