diff --git a/modules/nixos-modules/storage/impermanence.nix b/modules/nixos-modules/storage/impermanence.nix
index b1fd6b5..c5f53a3 100644
--- a/modules/nixos-modules/storage/impermanence.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos-modules/storage/impermanence.nix
@@ -1,33 +1,90 @@
-args @ {lib, ...}: let
-  impermanenceDatasetSubmodules = (import ./submodules/impermanenceDataset.nix) args;
+args @ {
+  lib,
+  config,
+  ...
+}: let
+  datasetSubmodules = (import ./submodules/dataset.nix) args;
+  impermanenceDatasetSubmodule = (import ./submodules/impermanenceDataset.nix) args;
+
+  permissionsToMode = permissions: let
+    permSetToDigit = permSet:
+      (
+        if permSet.read
+        then 4
+        else 0
+      )
+      + (
+        if permSet.write
+        then 2
+        else 0
+      )
+      + (
+        if permSet.execute
+        then 1
+        else 0
+      );
+
+    ownerDigit = permSetToDigit permissions.owner.permissions;
+    groupDigit = permSetToDigit permissions.group.permissions;
+    otherDigit = permSetToDigit permissions.other.permissions;
+  in
+    toString ownerDigit + toString groupDigit + toString otherDigit;
+
+  # Get the option names from both submodules to automatically determine which are impermanence-specific
+  regularDatasetEval = lib.evalModules {
+    modules = [datasetSubmodules];
+    specialArgs = args;
+  };
+  impermanenceDatasetEval = lib.evalModules {
+    modules = [impermanenceDatasetSubmodule];
+    specialArgs = args;
+  };
+
+  regularDatasetOptions = builtins.attrNames regularDatasetEval.options;
+  impermanenceDatasetOptions = builtins.attrNames impermanenceDatasetEval.options;
+
+  # Find options that are only in impermanence datasets (not in regular ZFS datasets)
+  impermanenceOnlyOptions = lib.lists.subtractLists regularDatasetOptions impermanenceDatasetOptions;
 in {
   options.storage = {
     impermanence = {
       enable = lib.mkEnableOption "should impermanence be enabled for this system";
-      # TODO: enable option implementation
-
-      # TODO: assertion that zfs needs to be enabled when impermanence is enabled
-
-      # TODO: datasets option that is a submodule that will be used to define what datasets to add to the storage system
-      #   We should by default create the `local`, `local/system/nix`, `local/system/root`, `persist` `persist/system/root`, and `persist/system/var/log` datasets
-      #   We should also create datasets for systemd modules that have have impermanence enabled for them
 
       datasets = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.attrsOf (lib.types.submodule impermanenceDatasetSubmodules);
+        type = lib.types.attrsOf (lib.types.submodule impermanenceDatasetSubmodule);
         default = {};
       };
-
-      # TODO: this should just live under home-manager.users.<user>.storage.impermanence
-      home-manager = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.attrsOf (lib.types.submodule ({name, ...}: {
-          enable = lib.mkEnableOption "should impermanence be enabled for this user";
-          # We should by default create the `local/home/${name}`, and `persist/home/${name}` datasets
-          datasets = lib.mkOption {
-            type = lib.types.attrsOf (lib.types.submodule impermanenceDatasetSubmodules);
-            default = {};
-          };
-        }));
-      };
     };
   };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.storage.impermanence.enable (lib.mkMerge [
+    {
+      environment.persistence =
+        lib.mapAttrs (datasetName: dataset: {
+          enable = true;
+          hideMounts = true;
+          directories = lib.mapAttrsToList (path: dirConfig: {
+            directory = path;
+            user = dirConfig.owner.name;
+            group = dirConfig.group.name;
+            mode = permissionsToMode dirConfig;
+          }) (lib.filterAttrs (_: dirConfig: dirConfig.enable) dataset.directories);
+          files = lib.mapAttrsToList (path: fileConfig: {
+            file = path;
+            user = fileConfig.owner.name;
+            group = fileConfig.group.name;
+            mode = permissionsToMode fileConfig;
+          }) (lib.filterAttrs (_: fileConfig: fileConfig.enable) dataset.files);
+        })
+        config.storage.impermanence.datasets;
+    }
+    (lib.mkIf config.storage.zfs.enable {
+      storage.zfs.datasets =
+        lib.mapAttrs (
+          datasetName: dataset:
+            builtins.removeAttrs dataset impermanenceOnlyOptions
+        )
+        config.storage.impermanence.datasets;
+    })
+  ]);
 }
diff --git a/modules/nixos-modules/storage/storage.nix b/modules/nixos-modules/storage/storage.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c1986a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/nixos-modules/storage/storage.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  config,
+  util,
+  ...
+}: {
+  # TODO: create all of the datasets from option and home-manager datasets
+  # TODO: set up datasets for systemd services that want a dataset created
+  config = lib.mkMerge [
+    (
+      lib.mkIf config.storage.zfs.enable (lib.mkMerge [
+        {
+          storage.zfs.datasets = {
+            "persist/system/nix" = {
+              type = "zfs_fs";
+              mountpoint = "/nix";
+              options = {
+                atime = "off";
+                relatime = "off";
+                canmount = "on";
+                "com.sun:auto-snapshot" = "false";
+              };
+            };
+            "persist/system/var/log" = {
+              type = "zfs_fs";
+              mountpoint = "/persist/system/var/log";
+              options = {
+                "com.sun:auto-snapshot" = "false";
+              };
+            };
+          };
+        }
+        (util.mkUnless config.storage.impermanence.enable {
+          # TODO: configure datasets for normal zfs
+          # TODO: create datasets for systemd.services.<name>.storage.impermanence.datasets
+          storage.zfs.datasets = {
+            "persist/system/root" = {
+              type = "zfs_fs";
+              mountpoint = "/";
+              canmount = "on";
+            };
+          };
+        })
+        (lib.mkIf config.storage.impermanence.enable {
+          storage.impermanence.datasets = {
+            "persist/system/root" = {
+              type = "zfs_fs";
+            };
+          };
+          storage.zfs.datasets = {
+            # TODO: is there a way that we can link these two folders in configs via storage.impermanence.datasets
+            "local/system/root" = {
+              type = "zfs_fs";
+              mountpoint = "/";
+              options = {
+                canmount = "on";
+              };
+              postCreateHook = ''
+                zfs snapshot rpool/local/system/root@blank
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+
+          # TODO: home-manager.users.<user>.storage.impermanence.enable
+          #   is false then persist the entire directory of the user
+          #   if true persist home-manager.users.<user>.storage.impermanence.datasets
+          # TODO: systemd.services.<name>.storage.datasets persists
+        })
+      ])
+    )
+    # TODO: configure other needed storage modes here
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/modules/nixos-modules/storage/submodules/impermanenceDataset.nix b/modules/nixos-modules/storage/submodules/impermanenceDataset.nix
index 193ab80..2169ec1 100644
--- a/modules/nixos-modules/storage/submodules/impermanenceDataset.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos-modules/storage/submodules/impermanenceDataset.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-{lib, ...}: {...}: let
+args @ {
+  lib,
+  name,
+  ...
+}: {...}: let
+  datasetSubmodule = (import ./dataset.nix) args;
+
   pathPermissions = {
     read = lib.mkEnableOption "should the path have read permissions";
     write = lib.mkEnableOption "should the path have read permissions";
@@ -11,14 +17,14 @@
         default = true;
       };
       owner = {
-        user = lib.mkOption {
+        name = lib.mkOption {
           type = lib.types.str;
           default = "nouser";
         };
         permissions = pathPermissions;
       };
       group = {
-        group = lib.mkOption {
+        name = lib.mkOption {
           type = lib.types.str;
           default = "nogroup";
         };
@@ -31,16 +37,21 @@
   };
 in {
   imports = [
-    ./dataset.nix
+    datasetSubmodule
   ];
+
   options = {
-    files = lib.types.mkOption {
+    files = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.attrsOf (lib.types.submodule pathTypeSubmodule);
       default = {};
     };
-    directories = {
+    directories = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.attrsOf (lib.types.submodule pathTypeSubmodule);
       default = {};
     };
   };
+
+  config = {
+    mountpoint = "/${name}";
+  };
 }
diff --git a/modules/nixos-modules/storage/zfs.nix b/modules/nixos-modules/storage/zfs.nix
index 20e41ae..bf0c609 100644
--- a/modules/nixos-modules/storage/zfs.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos-modules/storage/zfs.nix
@@ -9,18 +9,21 @@ args @ {
   # max gpt length is 36 and disk adds formats it like disk-xxxx-zfs which means we need to be 9 characters under that
   hashDisk = drive: (builtins.substring 0 27 (builtins.hashString "sha256" drive));
 
-  poolVdevs = [
-    (builtins.map (
-        device: let
-          deviceStr =
-            if builtins.isString device
-            then device
-            else device.device;
-        in
-          lib.attrsets.nameValuePair (hashDisk deviceStr) deviceStr
-      )
-      config.storage.zfs.pool.vdevs)
-  ];
+  poolVdevs =
+    builtins.map (
+      vdev:
+        builtins.map (
+          device: let
+            deviceStr =
+              if builtins.isString device
+              then device
+              else device.device;
+          in
+            lib.attrsets.nameValuePair (hashDisk deviceStr) deviceStr
+        )
+        vdev
+    )
+    config.storage.zfs.pool.vdevs;
 
   poolCache = builtins.map (
     name: let
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ args @ {
           then false
           else device.boot
       )
-      config.storage.zfs.pool.vdevs);
+      (lib.lists.flatten config.storage.zfs.pool.vdevs));
 
   allDrives = (lib.lists.flatten poolVdevs) ++ poolCache;
 in {
@@ -113,8 +116,9 @@ in {
           description = "Size of the boot partition on boot drives";
         };
         vdevs = lib.mkOption {
-          type = lib.types.listOf deviceType;
+          type = lib.types.listOf (lib.types.listOf deviceType);
           default = [];
+          description = "List of vdevs, where each vdev is a list of devices";
         };
         cache = lib.mkOption {
           type = lib.types.attrsOf deviceType;
@@ -359,7 +363,7 @@ in {
                   fi
                 ''
               )
-              config.storage.zfs.pool.vdevs}
+              (lib.lists.flatten config.storage.zfs.pool.vdevs)}
 
               # Check pool mode matches configuration
               if ! echo "$pool_status" | grep -q "$expected_mode"; then