diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
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+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1723991338,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Grh5PF0+gootJfOJFenTTxDTYPidA3V28dqJ/WV7iis=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "8a3354191c0d7144db9756a74755672387b702ba",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "id": "nixpkgs",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "type": "indirect"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
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+{
+  description = "A development environment for quartz";
+
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+  };
+
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, ...}: let
+      system = "x86_64-linux";
+      pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
+  in {
+    devShells.${system}.default = pkgs.mkShell {
+      packages = with pkgs; [ 
+        nodejs
+      ];
+    };
+  };
+}