diff --git a/hosts/nixos/common/global/default.nix b/hosts/nixos/common/global/default.nix
index 742be5d..9e5e074 100644
--- a/hosts/nixos/common/global/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/nixos/common/global/default.nix
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ let
     inputs.nur.nixosModules.nur
     inputs.slambda.nixosModule
     inputs.sops-nix.nixosModules.sops
-
-    # {{{ self management 
-    # NOTE: using `pkgs.system` before `module.options` is evaluated
-    # leads to infinite recursion!
-    inputs.smos.nixosModules.x86_64-linux.default
-    inputs.tickler.nixosModules.x86_64-linux.default
-    # }}}
     # }}}
     # {{{ global configuration
     ./cli/fish.nix
diff --git a/hosts/nixos/lapetus/default.nix b/hosts/nixos/lapetus/default.nix
index 20ab3d6..c5fc0f0 100644
--- a/hosts/nixos/lapetus/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/nixos/lapetus/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     ./services/pounce.nix
     ./services/intray.nix
     ./services/vaultwarden.nix
+    ./services/zfs.nix
     ./filesystems
     ./hardware
   ];
diff --git a/hosts/nixos/lapetus/secrets.yaml b/hosts/nixos/lapetus/secrets.yaml
index 5c92f30..8dc3c6b 100644
--- a/hosts/nixos/lapetus/secrets.yaml
+++ b/hosts/nixos/lapetus/secrets.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 tilde_irc_pass: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:+pw/g0pffo1zF++1H/+iFXQDCDw=,iv:zTBvaUCwt78dgv1jF9EmrTuHMnM2S+GUGpQZWY828tA=,tag:umqaQOWqy8aMOxWR0CNGHQ==,type:str]
+zed_smtp_pass: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:Y6pPbs5amgZIvoIJZUM=,iv:vbvA9u8Snv4tCzguabrWg1osy/LOr8PmO/02f9ZajOY=,tag:8tlrMCZBqtjGfiuqSOOplw==,type:str]
 vaultwarden_env: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:39gY2J+AFTwIRar7tbF6D9WadTzw1xiqPE9T204Z,iv:k9m6wQIPh1qScCjgLnULjVxVmDxxmotd/xzVuH6ju/w=,tag:+xIkwguOwYryO4rgsyMOsQ==,type:str]
 sops:
     kms: []
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ sops:
             RHZ6alYrUU5BZ2xlMkdGR1dWRG5aeGMKJdsdtVZ6Mk9Vo3a+tS+rzAgaF2wpH+8U
             lWhA+c0Kbe8EJT8hm7Vr8PqBmElz4V9AnXSCTp7D+Cu4pfWsHopLUQ==
             -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-    lastmodified: "2024-02-10T04:02:57Z"
-    mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:N91XMd/cNYVEgOffhjJkFspV/QudWCRX0BVfRJ1oVzyqzcOfEutlw9UXl2ARMPGqZLWQx4QIS7b11bviJ95tRqLxt8EHy6xl/HJUEqeRqClE4c68dUoBpZGrMousOtHG40jdf5eciDATNGO+PDecyUjB5s3wZNN7dm2ozHSaBB0=,iv:7YmHsjX0JYI6FQ0RhDdjxTezE+jlfhHkem3EJ7bHDDg=,tag:eQjUA4Mcg+9JKsO7FFvvsw==,type:str]
+    lastmodified: "2024-02-12T13:56:45Z"
+    mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:Rz6m7xNjfFAz6zkyMb1hqPHNxQ0I5bo9jN/AO24TaepI2dJMTmRUDT9ezsiQHfjitTrfX1EVRccPRGFDUVCaxSKu11CY3oMw6IZgeJclJRs5skp7382S5cu+LGyg5EsVSJM4tFl3XboxvHX2/8sqBqmkuTVxjVHW1hWNU0ok/T4=,iv:j7Hc4KpeXcMc5QqkDpmwJLJxkjMHiTrX+zL4EtzLFPg=,tag:hB6ek9hnpNqgWamK0MwhPQ==,type:str]
     pgp: []
     unencrypted_suffix: _unencrypted
     version: 3.8.1
diff --git a/hosts/nixos/lapetus/services/msmtp.nix b/hosts/nixos/lapetus/services/msmtp.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..755d4a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/nixos/lapetus/services/msmtp.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  programs.msmtp = {
+    enable = true;
+    setSendmail = true;
+    accounts = {
+      defaults = {
+        auth = true;
+        tls = true;
+        host = "smtp.migadu.com";
+        port = 465;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/hosts/nixos/lapetus/services/zfs.nix b/hosts/nixos/lapetus/services/zfs.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33cf4e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/nixos/lapetus/services/zfs.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ config, ... }: {
+  imports = [ ./msmtp.nix ];
+
+  # {{{ Zfs config 
+  services.zfs = {
+    trim.enable = true;
+    autoScrub.enable = true;
+
+    autoSnapshot = {
+      enable = true;
+
+      # -k -p is the default, and --utc is there to prevent timezone-related issues
+      autoSnapshot.flags = "-k -p --utc";
+    };
+
+    # zed.enableMail = true;
+  };
+  # }}}
+  # {{{ Zed email config
+  sops.secrets.zed_smtp_pass.sopsFile = ../secrets.yaml;
+  programs.msmtp.accounts.zed = {
+    from = "zed@orbit.moonythm.dev";
+    user = "zed@orbit.moonythm.dev";
+    passwordeval = "cat ${config.sops.secrets.zed_smtp_pass.path}";
+  };
+  # }}}
+}