diff --git a/components/network/hosts.nix b/components/network/hosts.nix
index a6af93a..55b7bc8 100644
--- a/components/network/hosts.nix
+++ b/components/network/hosts.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 {
   networking.extraHosts = ''
     95.216.66.212 orbi.public
-    23.35.228.101 store.steampowered.com
-    92.122.104.90 steamcommunity.com
   '';
   services.openssh.knownHosts = {
     "orbi.public".publicKey = clanLib.readFact "ssh.id_ed25519.pub" "orbi";
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 0f61605..f703048 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -275,7 +275,9 @@
               "nix-command"
               "flakes"
             ];
+            # https://nix.dev/manual/nix/2.17/advanced-topics/cores-vs-jobs
             nix.settings.max-jobs = 1;
+            nix.settings.cores = 4;
             # no channesl needed this way
             nix.nixPath = [ "nixpkgs=${pkgs.path}" ];