diff --git a/base/gui-programs.nix b/base/gui-programs.nix
index 62b386c..f98fedf 100644
--- a/base/gui-programs.nix
+++ b/base/gui-programs.nix
@@ -3,23 +3,17 @@
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     alacritty
     discord
-    emacsPgtkGcc
     feh
     firefox
-    flameshot
     pavucontrol
     slack
     spotify
-    sqlite # needed for org-roam
     zathura
   ];
 
-  fonts.fonts = with pkgs; [
-    input-fonts
-    emacs-all-the-icons-fonts
-  ];
-
   networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
   programs.nm-applet.enable = true;
+
+  # NOTE: needed for home emacs configuration
   nixpkgs.config.input-fonts.acceptLicense = true;
 }
diff --git a/base/programs.nix b/base/programs.nix
index 0770768..57d7f8b 100644
--- a/base/programs.nix
+++ b/base/programs.nix
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
         AddKeysToAgent yes
       '';
     };
-    tmux = {
-      enable = true;
-      baseIndex = 1;
-    };
   };
 
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
@@ -26,6 +22,7 @@
     fd
     ripgrep
     tree
+    packages.tmux-thumbs
     wget
 
     # development
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index edb5671..fb18bcf 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -67,12 +67,17 @@
             home-manager.useGlobalPkgs = true;
             home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
             home-manager.users.alarsyo = import ./home;
+            home-manager.verbose = true;
           }
 
           {
             nixpkgs.overlays = [
               emacs-overlay.overlay
 
+              (self: super: {
+                packages = import ./packages { pkgs = super; };
+              })
+
               # uncomment this to build everything from scratch, fun but takes a
               # while
               #
diff --git a/home/default.nix b/home/default.nix
index 5a16987..0da2e12 100644
--- a/home/default.nix
+++ b/home/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 { ... }:
 {
+  imports = [
+    ./emacs.nix
+    ./flameshot.nix
+    ./tmux.nix
+    ./x
+  ];
+
   home.stateVersion = "20.09";
 
   home.username = "alarsyo";
diff --git a/home/emacs.nix b/home/emacs.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b1808e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/emacs.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  options.my.home.emacs = with lib; {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "Emacs daemon configuration";
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.my.home.emacs.enable {
+    home.packages = with pkgs; [
+      sqlite # needed by org-roam
+
+      # fonts used by my config
+      input-fonts
+      emacs-all-the-icons-fonts
+    ];
+    # make sure above fonts are discoverable
+    fonts.fontconfig.enable = true;
+
+    services.emacs = {
+      enable = true;
+      # generate emacsclient desktop file
+      client.enable = true;
+    };
+
+    programs.emacs = {
+      enable = true;
+      package = pkgs.emacsPgtkGcc;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/home/flameshot.nix b/home/flameshot.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..359fc8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/flameshot.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ config, lib, ... }:
+let
+  cfg = config.my.home.flameshot;
+in
+{
+  options.my.home.flameshot = with lib; {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "flameshot autolaunch";
+  };
+
+  config.services.flameshot = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    enable = true;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/home/tmux.nix b/home/tmux.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24402eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/tmux.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  cfg = config.my.home.tmux;
+in
+{
+  options.my.home.tmux = with lib; {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "tmux dotfiles";
+  };
+
+  config.programs.tmux = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    enable = true;
+    baseIndex = 1;
+    plugins = with pkgs; [ packages.tmux-thumbs ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/home/x/default.nix b/home/x/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca92c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/x/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  imports = [
+    ./i3.nix
+    ./i3bar.nix
+  ];
+
+  options.my.home.x = with lib; {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "X server configuration";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/home/x/i3.nix b/home/x/i3.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23121bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/x/i3.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  isEnabled = config.my.home.x.enable;
+
+  myTerminal =
+    # FIXME: fix when terminal is setup in home
+    # if config.my.home.terminal.program != null
+    if true
+    then "alacritty"
+    else "i3-sensible-terminal";
+
+  alt = "Mod1"; # `Alt` key
+  modifier = "Mod4"; # `Super` key
+
+  logoutMode = "[L]ogout, [S]uspend, [P]oweroff, [R]eboot";
+
+  # colors
+  colorBg = "#282828";
+  colorRed = "#cc241d";
+  colorGreen = "#98971a";
+  colorYellow = "#d79921";
+  colorBlue = "#458588";
+  colorPurple = "#b16286";
+  colorAqua = "#689d68";
+  colorGray = "#a89984";
+  colorDarkGray = "#1d2021";
+in
+{
+  config = lib.mkIf isEnabled {
+    my.home = {
+      flameshot.enable = true;
+    };
+
+    xsession.windowManager.i3 = {
+      enable = true;
+
+      config = {
+        inherit modifier;
+
+        bars =
+          let
+            barConfigPath =
+              config.xdg.configFile."i3status-rust/config-top.toml".target;
+          in
+          [
+            {
+              statusCommand = "i3status-rs ${barConfigPath}";
+              position = "top";
+              fonts = [ "DejaVu Sans Mono 9" ];
+
+              colors = {
+                background = colorBg;
+                statusline = colorYellow;
+
+                focusedWorkspace = {
+                  border = colorAqua;
+                  background = colorAqua;
+                  text = colorDarkGray;
+                };
+                inactiveWorkspace = {
+                  border = colorDarkGray;
+                  background = colorDarkGray;
+                  text = colorYellow;
+                };
+                activeWorkspace = {
+                  border = colorAqua;
+                  background = colorDarkGray;
+                  text = colorYellow;
+                };
+                urgentWorkspace = {
+                  border = colorRed;
+                  background = colorRed;
+                  text = colorBg;
+                };
+              };
+            }
+          ];
+
+        focus = {
+          followMouse = true;
+          mouseWarping = true;
+        };
+
+        fonts = [
+          "DejaVu Sans Mono 8"
+        ];
+
+        keybindings = lib.mkOptionDefault {
+          "${modifier}+Shift+e" = ''mode "${logoutMode}"'';
+          "${modifier}+i" = "exec emacsclient -c";
+        };
+
+        modes =
+          let
+            makeModeBindings = attrs: attrs // {
+              "Escape" = "mode default";
+              "Return" = "mode default";
+            };
+          in
+          {
+            ${logoutMode} = makeModeBindings {
+              "l" = "exec --no-startup-id i3-msg exit, mode default";
+              "s" = "exec --no-startup-id systemctl suspend, mode default";
+              "p" = "exec --no-startup-id systemctl poweroff, mode default";
+              "r" = "exec --no-startup-id systemctl reboot, mode default";
+            };
+          };
+
+        startup = [
+          # FIXME: make it conditional on "nvidia" being part of video drivers
+          {
+            command = "nvidia-settings -a '[gpu:0]/GPUPowerMizerMode=1'";
+            notification = false;
+          }
+        ];
+
+        terminal = myTerminal;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/home/x/i3bar.nix b/home/x/i3bar.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..644a06b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/x/i3bar.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  isEnabled = config.my.home.x.enable;
+in
+{
+  config = lib.mkIf isEnabled {
+    home.packages = with pkgs; [
+      alsaUtils # Used by `sound` block
+      lm_sensors # Used by `temperature` block
+    ];
+
+    programs.i3status-rust = {
+      enable = true;
+
+      bars = {
+        top = {
+          theme = "gruvbox-light";
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/hosts/boreal/default.nix b/hosts/boreal/default.nix
index 71615c6..bd66dcb 100644
--- a/hosts/boreal/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/boreal/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ in
   imports =
     [ # Include the results of the hardware scan.
       ./hardware-configuration.nix
+
+      ./home.nix
     ];
 
   # Use the systemd-boot EFI boot loader.
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ in
   # List services that you want to enable:
   my.services = {
     wireguard = {
-      enable = true;
+      enable = false;
       iface = "wg";
       port = 51820;
 
@@ -69,11 +71,6 @@ in
       layout = "fr";
       xkbVariant = "us";
     };
-
-    emacs = {
-      enable = true;
-      package = pkgs.emacsPgtkGcc;
-    };
   };
 
   sound.enable = true;
diff --git a/hosts/boreal/home.nix b/hosts/boreal/home.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c39bf22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/boreal/home.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{ ... }:
+{
+  home-manager.users.alarsyo = {
+    # Keyboard settings & i3 settings
+    my.home.x.enable = true;
+    my.home.emacs.enable = true;
+    my.home.tmux.enable = true;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/default.nix b/packages/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..befb57c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{ pkgs }:
+{
+  tmux-thumbs = pkgs.callPackage ./tmux-thumbs.nix {};
+}
diff --git a/packages/fix.patch b/packages/fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38295c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+diff --git a/src/swapper.rs b/src/swapper.rs
+index aff33e1..cb5f21a 100644
+--- a/src/swapper.rs
++++ b/src/swapper.rs
+@@ -210,11 +210,10 @@ impl<'a> Swapper<'a> {
+     };
+ 
+     let pane_command = format!(
+-        "tmux capture-pane -t {active_pane_id} -p{scroll_params} | tail -n {height} | {dir}/target/release/thumbs -f '%U:%H' -t {tmp} {args}; tmux swap-pane -t {active_pane_id}; {zoom_command} tmux wait-for -S {signal}",
++        "tmux capture-pane -t {active_pane_id} -p{scroll_params} | tail -n {height} | @@replace-me@@/thumbs -f '%U:%H' -t {tmp} {args}; tmux swap-pane -t {active_pane_id}; {zoom_command} tmux wait-for -S {signal}",
+         active_pane_id = active_pane_id,
+         scroll_params = scroll_params,
+         height = self.active_pane_height.unwrap_or(i32::MAX),
+-        dir = self.dir,
+         tmp = TMP_FILE,
+         args = args.join(" "),
+         zoom_command = zoom_command,
+diff --git a/tmux-thumbs.sh b/tmux-thumbs.sh
+index 92d5625..c6300c7 100755
+--- a/tmux-thumbs.sh
++++ b/tmux-thumbs.sh
+@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ add-param command        string
+ add-param upcase-command string
+ add-param osc52          boolean
+ 
+-"${CURRENT_DIR}/target/release/tmux-thumbs" "${PARAMS[@]}" || true
++@@replace-me@@ "${PARAMS[@]}" || true
+diff --git a/tmux-thumbs.tmux b/tmux-thumbs.tmux
+index 4fc9355..87c5346 100755
+--- a/tmux-thumbs.tmux
++++ b/tmux-thumbs.tmux
+@@ -8,9 +8,3 @@ THUMBS_KEY="$(tmux show-option -gqv @thumbs-key)"
+ THUMBS_KEY=${THUMBS_KEY:-$DEFAULT_THUMBS_KEY}
+ 
+ tmux bind-key "${THUMBS_KEY}" run-shell -b "${CURRENT_DIR}/tmux-thumbs.sh"
+-
+-BINARY="${CURRENT_DIR}/target/release/thumbs"
+-
+-if [ ! -f "$BINARY" ]; then
+-  tmux split-window "cd ${CURRENT_DIR} && cargo build --release --target-dir=target && echo 'Press any key to continue...' && read -k1"
+-fi
diff --git a/packages/tmux-thumbs.nix b/packages/tmux-thumbs.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd69486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tmux-thumbs.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{ pkgs, lib, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub }:
+let
+  pname = "tmux-thumbs";
+  version = "0.5.1";
+  tmux-thumbs-binary = rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
+    pname = pname;
+    version = version;
+
+    src = fetchFromGitHub {
+      owner = "fcsonline";
+      repo = pname;
+      rev = version;
+      sha256 = "sha256-rU+tsrYJxoqF8Odh2ucvNekc+fLnSY6kFoVFUjqaTFE=";
+    };
+
+    cargoSha256 = "sha256-/F9tftRLqC6dk7lX41C8RUMqlrgzc0nkunc0rue5zuM=";
+
+    patches = [ ./fix.patch ];
+    postPatch = ''
+      substituteInPlace src/swapper.rs --replace '@@replace-me@@' '$out/bin/thumbs'
+    '';
+    meta = {};
+  };
+in pkgs.tmuxPlugins.mkTmuxPlugin {
+  pluginName = pname;
+  version = version;
+  rtpFilePath = "tmux-thumbs.tmux";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "fcsonline";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "sha256-rU+tsrYJxoqF8Odh2ucvNekc+fLnSY6kFoVFUjqaTFE=";
+  };
+  patches = [ ./fix.patch ];
+  postInstall = ''
+    substituteInPlace $target/tmux-thumbs.sh --replace '@@replace-me@@' '${tmux-thumbs-binary}/bin/tmux-thumbs'
+  '';
+}