diff --git a/hosts/defiant/configuration.nix b/hosts/defiant/configuration.nix
index dbf4347..b5276c8 100644
--- a/hosts/defiant/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/defiant/configuration.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@
   services.xserver.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
   services.xserver.desktopManager.xterm.enable = false;
 
+  # temp enable password auth over ssh for setup
+  services.openssh = {
+    enable = true;
+    ports = [ 22 ];
+    settings = {
+      PasswordAuthentication = true;
+      AllowUsers = [ "leyla" ]; # Allows all users by default. Can be [ "user1" "user2" ]
+      UseDns = true;
+      X11Forwarding = false;
+      PermitRootLogin = "without-password"; # "yes", "without-password", "prohibit-password", "forced-commands-only", "no"
+    };
+  };
+
   # This value determines the NixOS release from which the default
   # settings for stateful data, like file locations and database versions
   # on your system were taken. It‘s perfectly fine and recommended to leave