diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 8ab8478..54bbf32 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -187,17 +187,17 @@
             ./nixos/machines/${name}/configuration.nix
             # clan core configuration
             ({ pkgs, lib, ... }: {
-              imports = [
-                # this magically adds all my machines in the zero tier network
-                # and makes the controller accept them.
-                # will automatic look into `/machines/<name>/facts/zerotier-ip
-                inputs.clan-core.clanModules.zerotier-static-peers
-                # Statically configure the host names of machines based on their respective zerotier-ip.
-                inputs.clan-core.clanModules.static-hosts
-                # generate ssh host keys with facts
-                # fixme: not working
-                # inputs.clan-core.clanModules.sshd
-              ];
+              #imports = [
+              #  # this magically adds all my machines in the zero tier network
+              #  # and makes the controller accept them.
+              #  # will automatic look into `/machines/<name>/facts/zerotier-ip
+              #  inputs.clan-core.clanModules.zerotier-static-peers
+              #  # Statically configure the host names of machines based on their respective zerotier-ip.
+              #  inputs.clan-core.clanModules.static-hosts
+              #  # generate ssh host keys with facts
+              #  # fixme: not working
+              #  # inputs.clan-core.clanModules.sshd
+              #];
               documentation.nixos.enable = true;
               clan.static-hosts.topLevelDomain = "bear";
               #clan.static-hosts.excludeHosts = lib.mkForce [ ];
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@
 
           cream = clanSetup {
             name = "cream";
-            host = "cream.bear";
+            host = "cream";
+            #host = "cream.bear";
             modules = [
               nixos-hardware.nixosModules.framework-12th-gen-intel
               retiolum.nixosModules.retiolum
@@ -361,7 +362,8 @@
 
           cherry = clanSetup {
             name = "cherry";
-            host = "cherry.bear";
+            #host = "cherry.bear";
+            host = "cherry";
             modules = [
               nixos-hardware.nixosModules.framework-13th-gen-intel
               homeManagerModules
@@ -383,12 +385,12 @@
             #host = "chungus.bear";
             host = "chungus";
             modules = [
-              {
-                clan.networking.zerotier.controller = {
-                  enable = true;
-                  public = false;
-                };
-              }
+              #{
+              #  clan.networking.zerotier.controller = {
+              #    enable = true;
+              #    public = false;
+              #  };
+              #}
               homeManagerModules
               stylixModules
               retiolum.nixosModules.retiolum
@@ -407,8 +409,8 @@
 
           orbi = clanSetup {
             name = "orbi";
-            host = "orbi.bear";
-            #host = "95.216.66.212";
+            #host = "orbi.bear";
+            host = "95.216.66.212";
             modules = [
               homeManagerModules
               stylixModules
diff --git a/machines/cherry/facts/zerotier-ip b/machines/cherry/facts/zerotier-ip
deleted file mode 100644
index 5948fb4..0000000
--- a/machines/cherry/facts/zerotier-ip
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-fd65:4539:2a1:a471:7399:93bf:1d33:afd2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/machines/chungus/facts/zerotier-ip b/machines/chungus/facts/zerotier-ip
deleted file mode 100644
index 096220c..0000000
--- a/machines/chungus/facts/zerotier-ip
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-fd65:4539:2a1:a471:7399:9365:4539:2a1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/machines/chungus/facts/zerotier-network-id b/machines/chungus/facts/zerotier-network-id
deleted file mode 100644
index 70d8e94..0000000
--- a/machines/chungus/facts/zerotier-network-id
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-65453902a1a47173
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/machines/cream/facts/zerotier-ip b/machines/cream/facts/zerotier-ip
deleted file mode 100644
index f00f01a..0000000
--- a/machines/cream/facts/zerotier-ip
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-fd65:4539:2a1:a471:7399:93a9:d67:5e1c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/machines/orbi/facts/zerotier-ip b/machines/orbi/facts/zerotier-ip
deleted file mode 100644
index 989ae73..0000000
--- a/machines/orbi/facts/zerotier-ip
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-fd65:4539:2a1:a471:7399:9336:d19f:30f5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/machines/sternchen/facts/zerotier-ip b/machines/sternchen/facts/zerotier-ip
deleted file mode 100644
index 281e2df..0000000
--- a/machines/sternchen/facts/zerotier-ip
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-fd65:4539:2a1:a471:7399:93af:55f:b379
\ No newline at end of file