diff --git a/hmModules/waybar/config.json b/hmModules/waybar/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05953f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hmModules/waybar/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+[
+  {
+    "backlight": {
+      "device": "ddcci2",
+      "format": "{percent}% {icon}",
+      "format-icons": [" ", " "]
+    },
+    "battery": {
+      "format": "{capacity}% {icon}",
+      "format-alt": "{time} {icon}",
+      "format-charging": "{capacity}% ",
+      "format-icons": [" ", " ", " ", " ", " "],
+      "format-plugged": "{capacity}%  ",
+      "states": {
+        "critical": 15,
+        "warning": 30
+      }
+    },
+    "clock": {
+      "format-alt": "{:%Y-%m-%d}",
+      "tooltip-format": "{:%Y-%m-%d | %H:%M}"
+    },
+    "cpu": {
+      "format": "{usage}% ",
+      "tooltip": false
+    },
+    "height": 30,
+    "hyprland/workspaces": {
+      "all-outputs": true,
+      "disable-scroll-wraparound": true,
+      "on-click": "activate"
+    },
+    "ipc": true,
+    "layer": "top",
+    "memory": {
+      "format": "{}% "
+    },
+    "modules-center": ["hyprland/window", "niri/window"],
+    "modules-left": ["wlr/mode", "hyprland/workspaces", "niri/workspaces"],
+    "modules-right": [
+      "network",
+      "tray",
+      "pulseaudio",
+      "cpu",
+      "memory",
+      "temperature",
+      "backlight",
+      "battery",
+      "clock"
+    ],
+    "network": {
+      "format-alt": "{ifname}: {ipaddr}/{cidr}",
+      "format-disconnected": "Disconnected ⚠",
+      "format-ethernet": "{ifname}: {ipaddr}/{cidr} 󰈀  up: {bandwidthUpBits:>4} down: {bandwidthDownBits:>4}",
+      "format-linked": "{ifname} (No IP) ",
+      "format-wifi": "{essid} ({signalStrength}%)   {ipaddr}/{cidr} up: {bandwidthUpBits:>4} down: {bandwidthDownBits:>4}",
+      "interval": 1
+    },
+    "position": "top",
+    "pulseaudio": {
+      "format": "{volume}% {icon} {format_source}",
+      "format-bluetooth": "{volume}% {icon} {format_source}",
+      "format-bluetooth-muted": " {icon} {format_source}",
+      "format-icons": {
+        "car": "",
+        "default": [" ", " ", " "],
+        "handsfree": "",
+        "headphones": " ",
+        "headset": "",
+        "phone": "",
+        "portable": ""
+      },
+      "format-muted": " {format_source}",
+      "format-source": "{volume}% ",
+      "format-source-muted": "",
+      "on-click": "/nix/store/rya5a9r0ryh9x8yf03m3s420r4ay6ysg-pavucontrol-6.1/bin/pavucontrol"
+    },
+    "temperature": {
+      "critical-threshold": 80,
+      "format": "{temperatureC}°C {icon}",
+      "format-icons": ["", "", ""],
+      "hwmon-path": "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon2/temp1_input"
+    },
+    "tray": {
+      "spacing": 10
+    },
+    "wlr/mode": {
+      "format": "<span style=\"italic\">{}</span>",
+      "tooltip": false
+    },
+    "wlr/window": {
+      "max_length": 50
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/hmModules/waybar/default.nix b/hmModules/waybar/default.nix
index 5bd7bb9..f8e5c85 100644
--- a/hmModules/waybar/default.nix
+++ b/hmModules/waybar/default.nix
@@ -7,144 +7,19 @@
   programs.waybar = {
     enable = true;
     systemd.enable = true;
-    style = builtins.readFile ./style.css;
-    settings = {
-      mainBar = {
-        ipc = true;
-        layer = "top";
-        position = "top";
-        height = 30;
-
-        modules-left = [
-          "wlr/mode"
-          "hyprland/workspaces"
-          "niri/workspaces"
-        ];
-        modules-center = [
-          "hyprland/window"
-          "niri/window"
-        ];
-        modules-right = [
-          "network"
-          "tray"
-          "pulseaudio"
-          "cpu"
-          "memory"
-          "temperature"
-          "backlight"
-          "battery"
-          "clock"
-        ];
-
-        "hyprland/workspaces" = {
-          all-outputs = true;
-          disable-scroll-wraparound = true;
-          # format = "{icon}";
-          on-click = "activate";
-          # format-icons = {
-          #   "1" = "";
-          #   "2" = "";
-          #   "3" = "";
-          #   "9" = "ﬧ";
-          #   urgent = "";
-          # };
-          # sort-by-number = true;
-        };
-
-        "wlr/mode" = {
-          tooltip = false;
-        };
-
-        "wlr/window" = {
-          max_length = 50;
-        };
-        tray = {
-          spacing = 10;
-        };
-        battery = {
-          format = "{capacity}% {icon}";
-          format-alt = "{time} {icon}";
-          format-charging = "{capacity}% ";
-          format-icons = [
-            " "
-            " "
-            " "
-            " "
-            " "
-          ];
-          format-plugged = "{capacity}%  ";
-          states = {
-            critical = 15;
-            warning = 30;
-          };
-        };
-        clock = {
-          format-alt = "{:%Y-%m-%d}";
-          tooltip-format = "{:%Y-%m-%d | %H:%M}";
-        };
-        cpu = {
-          format = "{usage}% ";
-          tooltip = false;
-        };
-        memory = {
-          format = "{}% ";
-        };
-        network = {
-          interval = 1;
-          format-alt = "{ifname}: {ipaddr}/{cidr}";
-          format-disconnected = "Disconnected ⚠";
-          format-ethernet = "{ifname}: {ipaddr}/{cidr} 󰈀  up: {bandwidthUpBits:>4} down: {bandwidthDownBits:>4}";
-          format-linked = "{ifname} (No IP) ";
-          format-wifi = "{essid} ({signalStrength}%)   {ipaddr}/{cidr} up: {bandwidthUpBits:>4} down: {bandwidthDownBits:>4}";
-        };
-        pulseaudio = {
-          format = "{volume}% {icon} {format_source}";
-          format-bluetooth = "{volume}% {icon} {format_source}";
-          format-bluetooth-muted = " {icon} {format_source}";
-          format-icons = {
-            car = "";
-            default = [
-              " "
-              " "
-              " "
-            ];
-            handsfree = "";
-            headphones = " ";
-            headset = "";
-            phone = "";
-            portable = "";
-          };
-          format-muted = " {format_source}";
-          format-source = "{volume}% ";
-          format-source-muted = "";
-          on-click = "${pkgs.pavucontrol}/bin/pavucontrol";
-        };
-        "wlr/mode" = {
-          format = ''<span style="italic">{}</span>'';
-        };
-        temperature = {
-          critical-threshold = 80;
-          format = "{temperatureC}°C {icon}";
-          format-icons = [
-            ""
-            ""
-            ""
-          ];
-          hwmon-path = "/sys/class/hwmon/hwmon2/temp1_input"; # picard FIXME
-          # hwmon-path = "/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone4/temp"; # thinkpad
-        };
-        backlight = {
-          device = "ddcci2";
-          format = "{percent}% {icon}";
-          format-icons = [
-            " "
-            " "
-          ];
-        };
-      };
-    };
   };
 
+  catppuccin.waybar.enable = lib.mkForce false;
+
+  home.activation.linkWaybarConfig = lib.hm.dag.entryAnywhere ''
+    if [ ! -d "$HOME/.config/waybar" ]; then
+      $DRY_RUN_CMD mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/waybar"
+      $DRY_RUN_CMD ln -s "$HOME/projects/aciceri/nixfleet/hmModules/waybar/config.json" "$HOME/.config/waybar/config"
+      $DRY_RUN_CMD ln -s "$HOME/projects/aciceri/nixfleet/hmModules/waybar/style.css" "$HOME/.config/waybar/style.css"
+    fi
+  '';
+
   # waybar needs the hyprctl binary in PATH when started in hyprland
+  # TODO still needed?
   systemd.user.services.waybar.Service.Environment = "PATH=${lib.makeBinPath [ pkgs.hyprland ]}";
 }