diff --git a/example/configuration.nix b/example/configuration.nix
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+{ nix-config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+let
+  inherit (builtins) attrValues;
+in
+{
+  imports = attrValues {
+    inherit (nix-config.nixosModules) system shell;
+
+    customConfig = {
+      modules.system.username = "demo";
+    };
+  };
+
+  home-manager.sharedModules = attrValues {
+    inherit (nix-config.homeManagerModules) yazi;
+
+    youCanNameThisAnything = {
+      programs.btop.enable = true;
+    };
+  };
+
+  environment.systemPackages = attrValues {
+    inherit (nix-config.packages.x86_64-linux) webp-thumbnailer;
+
+    inherit (pkgs) ruby php;
+  };
+
+  nixpkgs.overlays = attrValues {
+    inherit (nix-config.overlays) kitty;
+
+    exampleOverlay = final: prev: {
+      btop = prev.btop.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: {
+        postInstall = (oldAttrs.postInstall or "") + /* bash */ ''
+          echo "#!/usr/bin/env sh"  >> btop-overlay
+          echo "echo 'hello world'" >> btop-overlay
+
+          install -Dm755 btop-overlay $out/bin/btop-overlay
+        '';
+      });
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/example/flake.nix b/example/flake.nix
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+{
+  description = "An example of creating your own flake that extends this nix-config";
+
+  inputs = {
+    nix-config.url = "github:donovanglover/nix-config";
+  };
+
+  outputs = { nix-config, ... } @ attrs:
+    let
+      inherit (nix-config.inputs) nixpkgs;
+      inherit (nixpkgs.lib) nixosSystem optional;
+      inherit (builtins) pathExists;
+    in
+    {
+      nixosConfigurations = {
+        hyprland = nixosSystem {
+          system = "x86_64-linux";
+          specialArgs = attrs;
+          modules = [
+            ./configuration.nix
+          ] ++ optional (pathExists ./hardware-configuration.nix) ./hardware-configuration.nix;
+        };
+      };
+    };
+}