separating utility for server

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diff --git a/modules/nixos/sway.nix b/modules/nixos/sway.nix
index f2f616c..f431759 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/sway.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/sway.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,66 @@
 { config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+let
+  # bash script to let dbus know about important env variables and
+  # propagate them to relevent services run at the end of sway config
+  # see
+  # https://github.com/emersion/xdg-desktop-portal-wlr/wiki/"It-doesn't-work"-Troubleshooting-Checklist
+  # note: this is pretty much the same as  /etc/sway/config.d/nixos.conf but also restarts  
+  # some user services to make sure they have the correct environment variables
+  dbus-sway-environment = pkgs.writeTextFile {
+    name = "dbus-sway-environment";
+    destination = "/bin/dbus-sway-environment";
+    executable = true;
+
+    text = ''
+      dbus-update-activation-environment --systemd WAYLAND_DISPLAY XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway
+      systemctl --user stop pipewire pipewire-media-session xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-wlr
+      systemctl --user start pipewire pipewire-media-session xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-wlr
+    '';
+  };
+  
+  # currently, there is some friction between sway and gtk:
+  # https://github.com/swaywm/sway/wiki/GTK-3-settings-on-Wayland
+  # the suggested way to set gtk settings is with gsettings
+  # for gsettings to work, we need to tell it where the schemas are
+  # using the XDG_DATA_DIR environment variable
+  # run at the end of sway config
+  configure-gtk = pkgs.writeTextFile {
+    name = "configure-gtk";
+    destination = "/bin/configure-gtk";
+    executable = true;
+    text = let
+      schema = pkgs.gsettings-desktop-schemas;
+      datadir = "${schema}/share/gsettings-schemas/${schema.name}";
+    in ''
+      export XDG_DATA_DIRS=${datadir}:$XDG_DATA_DIRS
+      gnome_schema=org.gnome.desktop.interface
+      gsettings set $gnome_schema gtk-theme 'Dracula'
+    '';
+  };
+
+in
+
 {
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    #For sway
+    alacritty # gpu accelerated terminal
+    dbus-sway-environment
+    configure-gtk
+    wayland
+    waybar
+    xdg-utils # for opening default programs when clicking links
+    glib # gsettings
+    dracula-theme # gtk theme
+    gnome3.adwaita-icon-theme  # default gnome cursors
+    swaylock
+    swayidle
+    grim # screenshot functionality
+    slurp # screenshot functionality
+    bemenu # wayland clone of dmenu
+    mako # notification system developed by swaywm maintainer
+    wdisplays # tool to configure displays
+    wofi
+    (writeShellScriptBin "rofi" "exec -a $0 ${wofi}/bin/wofi $@") #Lets qutebrowser select passwords
   ];
 
   # xdg-desktop-portal works by exposing a series of D-Bus interfaces