diff --git a/components/nixos/boot/default.nix b/components/nixos/boot/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bf6045
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/nixos/boot/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ lib, config, ... }:
+{
+
+  imports = [
+    ./ssh.nix
+  ];
+
+  options.components.nixos.boot.enable = lib.mkOption {
+    type = lib.types.bool;
+    default = false;
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf (config.components.nixos.boot.enable) { };
+
+}
diff --git a/components/nixos/boot/ssh.nix b/components/nixos/boot/ssh.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbeb6e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/nixos/boot/ssh.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, factsGenerator, clanLib, ... }:
+with lib;
+with types;
+
+{
+  options.components.nixos.boot.ssh = {
+    enable = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.bool;
+      default = config.components.nixos.boot.enable;
+    };
+    kernelModules = mkOption {
+      type = listOf str;
+      default = [ ];
+      description =
+        "lspci -v will tell you which kernel module is used for the ethernet interface";
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf (config.components.nixos.boot.ssh.enable) {
+
+    # root password
+    clan.core.facts.services.rootPassword = factsGenerator.password { name = "root"; };
+    #users.users.root.hashedPasswordFile = config.clan.core.facts.services.rootPassword.secret."password.root.pam".path; # fixme not working for some reason
+    #users.users.root.initalPassword = "admin";
+
+    # ssh host key
+    clan.core.facts.services."boot.ssh" = factsGenerator.ssh { name = "boot"; };
+
+    # boot
+    boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;
+    boot.initrd.systemd.contents."/etc/hostname".text = "unlock.${config.networking.hostName}";
+
+    # network
+    boot.initrd.systemd.network.enable = true;
+    boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = config.components.nixos.boot.ssh.kernelModules;
+
+    # ssh
+    boot.initrd.network.enable = true;
+    boot.initrd.network.ssh = {
+      enable = true;
+      authorizedKeys = config.users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys;
+      port = 2222;
+      hostKeys = [ config.clan.core.facts.services."boot.ssh".secret."ssh.boot.id_ed25519".path ];
+    };
+
+  };
+
+}
+
diff --git a/components/nixos/tor-ssh.nix b/components/nixos/boot/tor-ssh.nix
similarity index 72%
rename from components/nixos/tor-ssh.nix
rename to components/nixos/boot/tor-ssh.nix
index 9af78bb..586b19f 100644
--- a/components/nixos/tor-ssh.nix
+++ b/components/nixos/boot/tor-ssh.nix
@@ -10,18 +10,6 @@ with types;
       default = false;
     };
 
-    kernelModules = mkOption {
-      type = listOf str;
-      default = [ ];
-      description =
-        "lspci -v will tell you which kernel module is used for the ethernet interface";
-    };
-
-    ssh.enable = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.bool;
-      default = config.components.nixos.boot.enable;
-    };
-
     tor.enable = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.bool;
       default = config.components.nixos.boot.ssh.enable;
@@ -107,31 +95,6 @@ with types;
     })
 
 
-    # ssh part
-    # --------
-    (mkIf (config.components.nixos.boot.ssh.enable) {
-
-      # boot
-      boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;
-      boot.initrd.systemd.contents."/etc/hostname".text = "unlock.${config.networking.hostName}";
-
-      # network
-      boot.initrd.systemd.network.enable = true;
-      boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = config.components.nixos.boot.kernelModules;
-
-      # ssh
-      boot.initrd.network.enable = true;
-      boot.initrd.network.ssh = {
-        enable = true;
-        #authorizedKeys =     config.users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys ;
-        #authorizedKeyFiles = config.users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keyFiles;
-        port = 2222;
-        hostKeys = map ({ path, ... }: path) config.services.openssh.hostKeys;
-      };
-
-
-    })
-
   ];
 }
 
diff --git a/components/nixos/default.nix b/components/nixos/default.nix
index 7da3461..838850e 100644
--- a/components/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/components/nixos/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {
   imports = [
     ./upgrade-diff.nix
-    ./tor-ssh.nix
+    ./boot
   ];
 
   options.components.nixos.enable = lib.mkOption {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 7ddbfe9..d70d22f 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@
 
           probe = clanSetup {
             name = "probe";
+            #host = "167.235.205.150";
             host = "95.217.18.54";
             modules = [
               homeManagerModules
@@ -484,6 +485,7 @@
               srvos.nixosModules.hardware-hetzner-cloud
               srvos.nixosModules.server
               srvos.nixosModules.mixins-terminfo
+              inputs.clan-core.clanModules.sshd
               {
                 home-manager.users.mainUser = import ./homes/palo;
                 home-manager.users.root = import ./homes/root;
diff --git a/machines/chungus/configuration.nix b/machines/chungus/configuration.nix
index 15f8445..fab3704 100644
--- a/machines/chungus/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/chungus/configuration.nix
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@
   components.terminal.enable = true;
 
   components.nixos.boot.enable = true;
-  components.nixos.boot.kernelModules = [ "e1000e" ];
-  components.nixos.boot.tor.enable = false;
+  components.nixos.boot.ssh.kernelModules = [ "e1000e" ];
 
   components.monitor.enable = true;
   components.monitor.opentelemetry.receiver.endpoint = "0.0.0.0:4317";
diff --git a/machines/orbi/configuration.nix b/machines/orbi/configuration.nix
index 6e26d38..237ce3d 100644
--- a/machines/orbi/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/orbi/configuration.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
   components.network.sshd.sshguard.enable = false;
 
   components.nixos.boot.enable = true;
-  components.nixos.boot.tor.enable = false;
 
   components.monitor.enable = true;
   networking.firewall.interfaces.wg0.allowedTCPPorts = [ 4317 ];
diff --git a/machines/probe/configuration.nix b/machines/probe/configuration.nix
index 1020664..5942902 100644
--- a/machines/probe/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/probe/configuration.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   components.network.enable = true;
 
   components.nixos.boot.enable = true;
-  components.nixos.boot.tor.enable = false;
 
   networking.hostName = "probe";
   users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [ "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIJkqVvuJSvRMO5pG2CHNNBxjB7HlJudK4TQs3BhbOWOD" ];
diff --git a/machines/probe/facts/ssh.ssh.boot.id_ed25519.pub b/machines/probe/facts/ssh.ssh.boot.id_ed25519.pub
deleted file mode 100644
index b83b315..0000000
--- a/machines/probe/facts/ssh.ssh.boot.id_ed25519.pub
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAILrcy2I9RXvWzWkNOvdNAhjq92A3gD/ICVlAHFiuQxF3 nixbld@cream
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/default.nix b/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/default.nix
index 662830b..c1b98cf 100644
--- a/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/default.nix
+++ b/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { config, factsGenerator, clanLib, ... }:
 {
   imports = [
-    ./disko-config-encrypted.nix
+    ./disko-config-simple.nix
     ./hardware-configuration.nix
     ./hetzner.nix # to more me to components
   ];
diff --git a/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/disko-config-encrypted.nix b/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/disko-config-encrypted.nix
index c1c7aca..f9d82ff 100644
--- a/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/disko-config-encrypted.nix
+++ b/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/disko-config-encrypted.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
             content = {
               type = "luks";
               name = "root";
+              settings.allowDiscards = true;
               content = {
                 type = "filesystem";
                 format = "ext4";