diff --git a/common/cloudsync.nix b/common/cloudsync.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e95e932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/cloudsync.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{pkgs, config, lib, ... }: let 
+  cfg = config.grimmShared;
+in {
+  config = with cfg; lib.mkIf (enable && cloudSync.enable) (let
+    cloud_cmd = ''${pkgs.nextcloud-client}/bin/nextcloudcmd -u ${config.grimmShared.cloudSync.username} -p "$(cat ${config.grimmShared.cloudSync.passwordFile})" -h -n --path'';
+    sync_server = "https://${config.grimmShared.cloudSync.server}";
+  in {
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+      (writeShellScriptBin "cloudsync-cmd" (cloud_cmd + " $@ " + sync_server))
+      nextcloud-client
+    ];
+
+    systemd = lib.mkMerge (lib.mapAttrsToList (local_user: paths: let
+      sync_script = lib.strings.concatLines (map ({local, remote}: let
+        remote_clean = lib.strings.concatStrings (builtins.match "/*(.+)" remote);
+      in "${cloud_cmd} /${remote_clean} ${local} ${sync_server}" ) paths);
+    in { # user-specific sync jobs
+      services."nextcloud-autosync-${local_user}" = {
+        description = "Auto sync Nextcloud";
+        after = [ "network-online.target" ]; 
+        wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
+        serviceConfig.Type = "simple";
+        serviceConfig.User = local_user;
+        serviceConfig.Group= "users";
+        script= sync_script;
+        # TimeoutStopSec = "180";
+        # KillMode = "process";
+        # KillSignal = "SIGINT";
+        wantedBy = ["multi-user.target"];
+        enable=true;
+      };
+      timers."nextcloud-autosync-${local_user}" = {
+        description = "Automatic sync files with Nextcloud when booted up after 5 minutes then rerun every 60 minutes";
+        timerConfig.OnBootSec = "5min";
+        timerConfig.OnUnitActiveSec = "60min";
+        wantedBy = ["multi-user.target" "timers.target"];
+        enable = true;
+      };
+    }) cfg.cloudSync.paths );
+  });
+}
diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index d7aeaed..da8e8b6 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -54,6 +54,26 @@
       enable = true;
       populateDefaultConfig = true;
     };
+
+    cloudSync = {
+      enable = true;
+      username = "Grimmauld";
+      server = "cloud.grimmauld.de";
+      passwordFile = config.age.secrets.nextcloud_pass.path;
+      paths = {
+        grimmauld = [
+          { remote = "3d"; }
+          { remote = "Pictures"; }
+          { remote = "Documents"; }
+          { remote = "Videos"; }
+        ];
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  age.secrets.nextcloud_pass = {
+    file = ./secrets/nextcloud_pass.age;
+    mode = "777";
   };
 
   qt = {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 578de27..79d746f 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
           ./modules/xserver.nix
           ./modules/system-packages.nix
           ./modules/kvm.nix
-          ./modules/cloudsync.nix
           { environment.systemPackages = [ agenix.packages.${system}.default ]; }
         ];
       };
diff --git a/load_common.nix b/load_common.nix
index 0e61963..2d0e221 100644
--- a/load_common.nix
+++ b/load_common.nix
@@ -119,6 +119,46 @@ in {
         description = "puts my personal config in place using above methods";
       };
     };
+
+    cloudSync = {
+      enable = mkEnableOption "cloud_sync";
+
+      username = mkOption {
+        type = types.nonEmptyStr;
+        description = "username to use for cloud login";
+      };
+
+      server = mkOption {
+        type = types.nonEmptyStr;
+        description = "server url to use for cloud sync";
+      };
+
+      passwordFile = mkOption {
+        type = types.nonEmptyStr;
+        description = "password file to use for login";
+      };
+
+      paths = mkOption {
+        type = let
+          mod = types.submodule ({config, ...} : {
+            options = {
+            remote = mkOption {
+              type = types.nonEmptyStr;
+              description = "path on the cloud server";
+            };
+  
+            local = mkOption {
+              type = types.nonEmptyStr;
+              default = "$HOME/" + (lib.strings.concatStrings (builtins.match "/*(.+)" config.remote));
+              description = "local path to sync";
+            };
+            };
+          });
+        in types.attrsOf (types.listOf mod);
+        default = [];
+        description = "puts my personal config in place using above methods";
+      };
+    };
   };
 
   imports = [
@@ -134,5 +174,6 @@ in {
     ./common/pass.nix
     ./common/sway.nix
     ./common/sway-defaults.nix
+    ./common/cloudsync.nix
   ];
 }
diff --git a/modules/cloudsync.nix b/modules/cloudsync.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 24c2d49..0000000
--- a/modules/cloudsync.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-{pkgs, config, ... }: let
-#  cloud_cmd = "${pkgs.nextcloud-client}/bin/nextcloudcmd -h -n --path";
-  sync_user = "grimmauld";
-  sync_user_remote = "Grimmauld";
-  sync_server = "cloud.grimmauld.de";
-  sync_script = let 
-      cloud_cmd = ''${pkgs.nextcloud-client}/bin/nextcloudcmd -u ${sync_user_remote} -p "$(cat ${config.age.secrets.nextcloud_pass.path})" -h -n --path'';
-    in ''
-      ${cloud_cmd} /3d /home/${sync_user}/3d https://${sync_server} 
-      ${cloud_cmd} /Pictures /home/${sync_user}/Pictures https://${sync_server}
-      ${cloud_cmd} /Documents /home/${sync_user}/Documents https://${sync_server}
-      ${cloud_cmd} /Videos /home/${sync_user}/Videos https://${sync_server}
-    '';
-in {
-  age.secrets.nextcloud_pass = {
-    file = ../secrets/nextcloud_pass.age;
-    owner = sync_user;
-    mode = "700";
-  };
-
-  environment.systemPackages = let 
-      cloud_cmd = ''${pkgs.nextcloud-client}/bin/nextcloudcmd -u ${sync_user_remote} -p "$(cat ${config.age.secrets.nextcloud_pass.path})" -h -n --path'';
-    in with pkgs; [
-    nextcloud-client
-    (writeShellScriptBin "cloudsync" sync_script)
-  ];
-
-  systemd = {
-    services.nextcloud-autosync = {
-      description = "Auto sync Nextcloud";
-      after = [ "network-online.target" ]; 
-      wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
-      serviceConfig.Type = "simple";
-      serviceConfig.User = sync_user;
-      serviceConfig.Group= "users";
-      script= sync_script;
-      # TimeoutStopSec = "180";
-      # KillMode = "process";
-      # KillSignal = "SIGINT";
-      wantedBy = ["multi-user.target"];
-      enable=true;
-    };
-    timers.nextcloud-autosync = {
-      description = "Automatic sync files with Nextcloud when booted up after 5 minutes then rerun every 60 minutes";
-      timerConfig.OnBootSec = "5min";
-      timerConfig.OnUnitActiveSec = "60min";
-      wantedBy = ["multi-user.target" "timers.target"];
-      enable = true;
-    };
-  };
-}
diff --git a/result b/result
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..a647276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/result
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/nix/store/nxcb0bbxk9y6bsqz9q77i7awfq4a8qfr-nixos-system-grimmauld-nixos-24.05.20240323.44d0940
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