diff --git a/common.nix b/common.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b080ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+    imports = [
+        users.nix
+    ];
+
+    # Set your time zone.
+    time.timeZone = "Europe/London";
+
+    # Select internationalisation properties.
+    i18n.defaultLocale = "en_GB.UTF-8";
+    console = {
+        font = "Lat2-Terminus16";
+        useXkbConfig = true; # use xkb.options in tty.
+    };
+}
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diff --git a/machines/talos/configuration.nix b/machines/talos/configuration.nix
index 70aeafc..6e38a37 100644
--- a/machines/talos/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/talos/configuration.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   imports =
     [ # Include the results of the hardware scan.
       ./hardware-configuration.nix
+      ../../common.nix
     ];
 
   system.copySystemConfiguration = true;
@@ -27,16 +28,6 @@
   networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
   networking.firewall.enable = true;
 
-  # Set your time zone.
-  time.timeZone = "Europe/London";
-
-  # Select internationalisation properties.
-  i18n.defaultLocale = "en_GB.UTF-8";
-  console = {
-     font = "Lat2-Terminus16";
-     useXkbConfig = true; # use xkb.options in tty.
-  };
-
   # Enable the X11 windowing system.
   services.xserver.enable = true;
   services.xserver.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
@@ -78,21 +69,6 @@
   environment.sessionVariables = { LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME = "iHD"; }; # Force intel-media-driver
 
   # Define a user account. Don't forget to set a password with ‘passwd’.
-  users = {
-    defaultUserShell = pkgs.zsh;
-    users.nikdoof = {
-      isNormalUser = true;
-      extraGroups = 
-      [ 
-        "wheel"
-        "video" 
-      ];
-      shell = pkgs.zsh;
-      openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
-        "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIHWO2qwHaPaQs46na4Aa6gMkw5QqRHUMGQphtgAcDJOw"
-      ];
-    };
-  };
 
   # List packages installed in system profile
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
diff --git a/users.nix b/users.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47f8145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  users = {
+    defaultUserShell = pkgs.zsh;
+    users.nikdoof = {
+      isNormalUser = true;
+      extraGroups = 
+      [ 
+        "wheel"
+        "video" 
+      ];
+      shell = pkgs.zsh;
+      openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
+        "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIHWO2qwHaPaQs46na4Aa6gMkw5QqRHUMGQphtgAcDJOw"
+      ];
+    };
+  };
+}
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