diff --git a/configurations/nixos/twilight/configuration.nix b/configurations/nixos/twilight/configuration.nix
index 75c8dc7..18e9972 100644
--- a/configurations/nixos/twilight/configuration.nix
+++ b/configurations/nixos/twilight/configuration.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-{pkgs, ...}: {
+{...}: {
+  imports = [
+    ./monitors.nix
+  ];
+
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
 
   host = {
@@ -19,204 +23,6 @@
     };
   };
 
-  systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
-    "L+ /run/gdm/.config/monitors.xml - - - - ${pkgs.writeText "gdm-monitors.xml" ''
-      <monitors version="2">
-        <configuration>
-          <logicalmonitor>
-            <x>0</x>
-            <y>156</y>
-            <scale>1</scale>
-            <monitor>
-              <monitorspec>
-                <connector>DP-4</connector>
-                <vendor>DEL</vendor>
-                <product>DELL U2719D</product>
-                <serial>8RGXNS2</serial>
-              </monitorspec>
-              <mode>
-                <width>2560</width>
-                <height>1440</height>
-                <rate>59.951</rate>
-              </mode>
-            </monitor>
-          </logicalmonitor>
-          <logicalmonitor>
-            <x>2560</x>
-            <y>324</y>
-            <scale>1</scale>
-            <primary>yes</primary>
-            <monitor>
-              <monitorspec>
-                <connector>DP-2</connector>
-                <vendor>GSM</vendor>
-                <product>LG ULTRAGEAR</product>
-                <serial>0x00068c96</serial>
-              </monitorspec>
-              <mode>
-                <width>1920</width>
-                <height>1080</height>
-                <rate>240.001</rate>
-              </mode>
-            </monitor>
-          </logicalmonitor>
-          <logicalmonitor>
-            <x>4480</x>
-            <y>0</y>
-            <scale>1</scale>
-            <transform>
-              <rotation>left</rotation>
-              <flipped>no</flipped>
-            </transform>
-            <monitor>
-              <monitorspec>
-                <connector>HDMI-0</connector>
-                <vendor>HWP</vendor>
-                <product>HP w2207</product>
-                <serial>CND7332S88</serial>
-              </monitorspec>
-              <mode>
-                <width>1600</width>
-                <height>1000</height>
-                <rate>59.999</rate>
-              </mode>
-            </monitor>
-          </logicalmonitor>
-        </configuration>
-        <configuration>
-          <logicalmonitor>
-            <x>0</x>
-            <y>0</y>
-            <scale>1</scale>
-            <primary>yes</primary>
-            <monitor>
-              <monitorspec>
-                <connector>DP-1</connector>
-                <vendor>DEL</vendor>
-                <product>DELL U2719D</product>
-                <serial>8RGXNS2</serial>
-              </monitorspec>
-              <mode>
-                <width>2560</width>
-                <height>1440</height>
-                <rate>59.951</rate>
-              </mode>
-            </monitor>
-          </logicalmonitor>
-          <logicalmonitor>
-            <x>4480</x>
-            <y>226</y>
-            <scale>1</scale>
-            <transform>
-              <rotation>left</rotation>
-              <flipped>no</flipped>
-            </transform>
-            <monitor>
-              <monitorspec>
-                <connector>HDMI-1</connector>
-                <vendor>HWP</vendor>
-                <product>HP w2207</product>
-                <serial>CND7332S88</serial>
-              </monitorspec>
-              <mode>
-                <width>1680</width>
-                <height>1050</height>
-                <rate>59.954</rate>
-              </mode>
-            </monitor>
-          </logicalmonitor>
-          <logicalmonitor>
-            <x>2560</x>
-            <y>226</y>
-            <scale>1</scale>
-            <monitor>
-              <monitorspec>
-                <connector>DP-2</connector>
-                <vendor>GSM</vendor>
-                <product>LG ULTRAGEAR</product>
-                <serial>0x00068c96</serial>
-              </monitorspec>
-              <mode>
-                <width>1920</width>
-                <height>1080</height>
-                <rate>240.001</rate>
-              </mode>
-            </monitor>
-          </logicalmonitor>
-        </configuration>
-        <configuration>
-          <logicalmonitor>
-            <x>2560</x>
-            <y>228</y>
-            <scale>1</scale>
-            <primary>yes</primary>
-            <monitor>
-              <monitorspec>
-                <connector>DP-2</connector>
-                <vendor>GSM</vendor>
-                <product>LG ULTRAGEAR</product>
-                <serial>0x00068c96</serial>
-              </monitorspec>
-              <mode>
-                <width>1920</width>
-                <height>1080</height>
-                <rate>240.001</rate>
-              </mode>
-            </monitor>
-          </logicalmonitor>
-          <logicalmonitor>
-            <x>4480</x>
-            <y>69</y>
-            <scale>1</scale>
-            <transform>
-              <rotation>left</rotation>
-              <flipped>no</flipped>
-            </transform>
-            <monitor>
-              <monitorspec>
-                <connector>HDMI-1</connector>
-                <vendor>HWP</vendor>
-                <product>HP w2207</product>
-                <serial>CND7332S88</serial>
-              </monitorspec>
-              <mode>
-                <width>1680</width>
-                <height>1050</height>
-                <rate>59.954</rate>
-              </mode>
-            </monitor>
-          </logicalmonitor>
-          <logicalmonitor>
-            <x>0</x>
-            <y>0</y>
-            <scale>1</scale>
-            <monitor>
-              <monitorspec>
-                <connector>DP-3</connector>
-                <vendor>DEL</vendor>
-                <product>DELL U2719D</product>
-                <serial>8RGXNS2</serial>
-              </monitorspec>
-              <mode>
-                <width>2560</width>
-                <height>1440</height>
-                <rate>59.951</rate>
-              </mode>
-            </monitor>
-          </logicalmonitor>
-          <disabled>
-            <monitorspec>
-              <connector>None-1</connector>
-              <vendor>unknown</vendor>
-              <product>unknown</product>
-              <serial>unknown</serial>
-            </monitorspec>
-          </disabled>
-        </configuration>
-      </monitors>
-    ''}"
-  ];
-
   # enabled virtualisation for docker
   # virtualisation.docker.enable = true;
 
diff --git a/configurations/nixos/twilight/monitors.nix b/configurations/nixos/twilight/monitors.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1308f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configurations/nixos/twilight/monitors.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+{pkgs, ...}: {
+  systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
+    "L+ /run/gdm/.config/monitors.xml - - - - ${pkgs.writeText "gdm-monitors.xml" ''
+      <monitors version="2">
+        <configuration>
+          <logicalmonitor>
+            <x>0</x>
+            <y>156</y>
+            <scale>1</scale>
+            <monitor>
+              <monitorspec>
+                <connector>DP-4</connector>
+                <vendor>DEL</vendor>
+                <product>DELL U2719D</product>
+                <serial>8RGXNS2</serial>
+              </monitorspec>
+              <mode>
+                <width>2560</width>
+                <height>1440</height>
+                <rate>59.951</rate>
+              </mode>
+            </monitor>
+          </logicalmonitor>
+          <logicalmonitor>
+            <x>2560</x>
+            <y>324</y>
+            <scale>1</scale>
+            <primary>yes</primary>
+            <monitor>
+              <monitorspec>
+                <connector>DP-2</connector>
+                <vendor>GSM</vendor>
+                <product>LG ULTRAGEAR</product>
+                <serial>0x00068c96</serial>
+              </monitorspec>
+              <mode>
+                <width>1920</width>
+                <height>1080</height>
+                <rate>240.001</rate>
+              </mode>
+            </monitor>
+          </logicalmonitor>
+          <logicalmonitor>
+            <x>4480</x>
+            <y>0</y>
+            <scale>1</scale>
+            <transform>
+              <rotation>left</rotation>
+              <flipped>no</flipped>
+            </transform>
+            <monitor>
+              <monitorspec>
+                <connector>HDMI-0</connector>
+                <vendor>HWP</vendor>
+                <product>HP w2207</product>
+                <serial>CND7332S88</serial>
+              </monitorspec>
+              <mode>
+                <width>1600</width>
+                <height>1000</height>
+                <rate>59.999</rate>
+              </mode>
+            </monitor>
+          </logicalmonitor>
+        </configuration>
+        <configuration>
+          <logicalmonitor>
+            <x>0</x>
+            <y>0</y>
+            <scale>1</scale>
+            <primary>yes</primary>
+            <monitor>
+              <monitorspec>
+                <connector>DP-1</connector>
+                <vendor>DEL</vendor>
+                <product>DELL U2719D</product>
+                <serial>8RGXNS2</serial>
+              </monitorspec>
+              <mode>
+                <width>2560</width>
+                <height>1440</height>
+                <rate>59.951</rate>
+              </mode>
+            </monitor>
+          </logicalmonitor>
+          <logicalmonitor>
+            <x>4480</x>
+            <y>226</y>
+            <scale>1</scale>
+            <transform>
+              <rotation>left</rotation>
+              <flipped>no</flipped>
+            </transform>
+            <monitor>
+              <monitorspec>
+                <connector>HDMI-1</connector>
+                <vendor>HWP</vendor>
+                <product>HP w2207</product>
+                <serial>CND7332S88</serial>
+              </monitorspec>
+              <mode>
+                <width>1680</width>
+                <height>1050</height>
+                <rate>59.954</rate>
+              </mode>
+            </monitor>
+          </logicalmonitor>
+          <logicalmonitor>
+            <x>2560</x>
+            <y>226</y>
+            <scale>1</scale>
+            <monitor>
+              <monitorspec>
+                <connector>DP-2</connector>
+                <vendor>GSM</vendor>
+                <product>LG ULTRAGEAR</product>
+                <serial>0x00068c96</serial>
+              </monitorspec>
+              <mode>
+                <width>1920</width>
+                <height>1080</height>
+                <rate>240.001</rate>
+              </mode>
+            </monitor>
+          </logicalmonitor>
+        </configuration>
+        <configuration>
+          <logicalmonitor>
+            <x>2560</x>
+            <y>228</y>
+            <scale>1</scale>
+            <primary>yes</primary>
+            <monitor>
+              <monitorspec>
+                <connector>DP-2</connector>
+                <vendor>GSM</vendor>
+                <product>LG ULTRAGEAR</product>
+                <serial>0x00068c96</serial>
+              </monitorspec>
+              <mode>
+                <width>1920</width>
+                <height>1080</height>
+                <rate>240.001</rate>
+              </mode>
+            </monitor>
+          </logicalmonitor>
+          <logicalmonitor>
+            <x>4480</x>
+            <y>69</y>
+            <scale>1</scale>
+            <transform>
+              <rotation>left</rotation>
+              <flipped>no</flipped>
+            </transform>
+            <monitor>
+              <monitorspec>
+                <connector>HDMI-1</connector>
+                <vendor>HWP</vendor>
+                <product>HP w2207</product>
+                <serial>CND7332S88</serial>
+              </monitorspec>
+              <mode>
+                <width>1680</width>
+                <height>1050</height>
+                <rate>59.954</rate>
+              </mode>
+            </monitor>
+          </logicalmonitor>
+          <logicalmonitor>
+            <x>0</x>
+            <y>0</y>
+            <scale>1</scale>
+            <monitor>
+              <monitorspec>
+                <connector>DP-3</connector>
+                <vendor>DEL</vendor>
+                <product>DELL U2719D</product>
+                <serial>8RGXNS2</serial>
+              </monitorspec>
+              <mode>
+                <width>2560</width>
+                <height>1440</height>
+                <rate>59.951</rate>
+              </mode>
+            </monitor>
+          </logicalmonitor>
+          <disabled>
+            <monitorspec>
+              <connector>None-1</connector>
+              <vendor>unknown</vendor>
+              <product>unknown</product>
+              <serial>unknown</serial>
+            </monitorspec>
+          </disabled>
+        </configuration>
+      </monitors>
+    ''}"
+  ];
+}