diff --git a/lib/nixfiles/default.nix b/lib/nixfiles/default.nix
index 3551628..f0e74a5 100644
--- a/lib/nixfiles/default.nix
+++ b/lib/nixfiles/default.nix
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ let
 in
 {
   types = (import ./types.nix) pkgs;
+  minecraft = (import ./minecraft.nix) pkgs;
 }
diff --git a/lib/nixfiles/minecraft.nix b/lib/nixfiles/minecraft.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5f1dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/nixfiles/minecraft.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+pkgs:
+let
+  inherit (pkgs) lib;
+in
+{
+  mkServer = { modpack ? null, modpackSymlinks ? [], modpackFiles ? [], jvmOpts ? null, ...}@opts: let
+    # log4j exploit is bad and scary and i have no idea if this is still needed
+    # but it's best to be on the safe side
+    jvmOptsPatched = let
+      requiredJvmOpts = "-Dlog4j2.formatMsgNoLookups=true";
+    in if (!(builtins.isNull jvmOpts))
+      then requiredJvmOpts + " " + jvmOpts
+      else requiredJvmOpts;
+
+    symlinks = lib.genAttrs modpackSymlinks (path: "${modpack}/${path}");
+    files = lib.genAttrs modpackFiles (path: "${modpack}/${path}");
+
+    serverPackage = let
+      mcVersion = modpack.manifest.versions.minecraft;
+      fixedVersion = lib.replaceStrings [ "." ] [ "_" ] mcVersion;
+      quiltVersion = modpack.manifest.versions.quilt or null;
+      fabricVersion = modpack.manifest.versions.fabric or null;
+      loader = if (!(builtins.isNull quiltVersion)) then "quilt" else "fabric";
+      loaderVersion = if loader == "quilt" then quiltVersion else fabricVersion;
+    in pkgs.minecraftServers."${loader}-${fixedVersion}".override { inherit loaderVersion; };
+
+  in lib.mkMerge [
+    (lib.mkIf (!(builtins.isNull modpack)) {
+      inherit symlinks files;
+      package = lib.mkDefault serverPackage;
+    })
+    {
+      autoStart = lib.mkDefault true;
+      jvmOpts = jvmOptsPatched;
+      whitelist = lib.mkDefault {
+        NullBite     = "e24e8e0e-7540-4126-b737-90043155bcd4";
+        Silveere     = "468554f1-27cd-4ea1-9308-3dd14a9b1a12";
+        YzumThreeEye = "3dad78e8-6979-404f-820e-952ce20964a0";
+      };
+      serverProperties = {
+        # allows no chat reports to run
+        enforce-secure-profile = lib.mkDefault false;
+
+        # whitelist
+        white-list = lib.mkDefault true;
+        enforce-whitelist = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+        motd = lib.mkDefault "owo what's this (nix preset edition)";
+        enable-rcon = lib.mkDefault false;
+
+        # btrfs performance fix
+        sync-chunk-writes = lib.mkDefault false;
+
+        # this helps with some mod support. disable it on public servers.
+        allow-flight = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+        # no telemetry
+        snooper-enabled = lib.mkDefault false;
+      };
+    }
+    (builtins.removeAttrs opts [ "modpack" "modpackSymlinks" "modpackFiles" "jvmOpts" ])
+  ];
+}