diff --git a/example/channel b/example/channel
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+https://channels.nixos.org/nixos-25.05
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diff --git a/scripts/deploy-to-vm b/scripts/deploy-to-vm
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -Euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
+PROJECT_ROOT=$(readlink -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/..")
+TARGET_DIR="/tmp/cloonar-config"
+SSH_PORT=2222
+SSH_HOST="localhost"
+SSH_USER="root"
+SSH_PASS="linux"
+SSH_OPTIONS="-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null"
+ARCHIVE_PATH="/tmp/cloonar-config.tar.gz"
+
+# Parse command line options
+START_VM=0
+KEEP_FILES=0
+VERBOSE=0
+NO_REBOOT=0
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case $1 in
+    --start-vm)
+      START_VM=1
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --keep-files)
+      KEEP_FILES=1
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --verbose)
+      VERBOSE=1
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --no-reboot)
+      NO_REBOOT=1
+      shift
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unknown option: $1"
+      echo "Usage: $0 [--start-vm] [--keep-files] [--verbose] [--no-reboot]"
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+log() {
+  echo "==> $1"
+}
+
+error() {
+  echo "ERROR: $1" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+verbose() {
+  if [[ $VERBOSE -eq 1 ]]; then
+    echo "$1"
+  fi
+}
+
+cleanup() {
+  if [[ $KEEP_FILES -eq 0 ]]; then
+    log "Cleaning up temporary files..."
+    rm -f "$ARCHIVE_PATH"
+    sshpass -p "$SSH_PASS" ssh $SSH_OPTIONS -p $SSH_PORT $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST "rm -rf $TARGET_DIR" || true
+  fi
+}
+
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# Check if VM is running by testing SSH connection
+check_vm_running() {
+  sshpass -p "$SSH_PASS" ssh $SSH_OPTIONS -p $SSH_PORT $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST "echo 2>/dev/null" >/dev/null
+}
+
+# Wait for SSH to become available
+wait_for_ssh() {
+  local retries=60
+  local wait_time=2
+
+  log "Waiting for SSH connection..."
+  while [[ $retries -gt 0 ]]; do
+    if check_vm_running; then
+      log "SSH connection established"
+      return 0
+    fi
+    verbose "Waiting... ($retries attempts remaining)"
+    retries=$((retries - 1))
+    sleep $wait_time
+  done
+  return 1
+}
+
+# Check if sshpass is installed
+if ! command -v sshpass >/dev/null; then
+  error "sshpass is required but not installed. Please install it first."
+fi
+
+# Start VM if requested or not running
+if [[ $START_VM -eq 1 ]] || ! check_vm_running; then
+  log "Starting VM..."
+  "$SCRIPT_DIR/run-vm" >/dev/null 2>&1 || error "Failed to start VM"
+  log "VM started, waiting 10 seconds for initial boot..."
+  sleep 10
+  wait_for_ssh || error "Failed to establish SSH connection"
+fi
+
+# Create archive of project files
+log "Creating project archive..."
+cd "$PROJECT_ROOT"
+tar czf "$ARCHIVE_PATH" \
+  example/ \
+  modules/ \
+  .sops.yaml \
+  2>/dev/null || true
+
+if [[ ! -f "$ARCHIVE_PATH" ]]; then
+  error "Failed to create archive at $ARCHIVE_PATH"
+fi
+
+# Copy files to VM
+log "Copying files to VM..."
+sshpass -p "$SSH_PASS" ssh $SSH_OPTIONS -p $SSH_PORT $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST "rm -rf $TARGET_DIR; mkdir -p $TARGET_DIR" || error "Failed to create target directory"
+sshpass -p "$SSH_PASS" scp $SSH_OPTIONS -P $SSH_PORT "$ARCHIVE_PATH" "$SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST:$TARGET_DIR/cloonar-config.tar.gz" || error "Failed to copy archive"
+
+# Extract files and build configuration
+log "Extracting files and building configuration..."
+sshpass -p "$SSH_PASS" ssh $SSH_OPTIONS -p $SSH_PORT $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST "cd $TARGET_DIR && \
+  tar xzf cloonar-config.tar.gz && \
+  nixos-rebuild switch \
+    -I nixpkgs=\$(cat example/channel)/nixexprs.tar.xz \
+    -I nixos-config=$TARGET_DIR/example/configuration.nix" || error "Build failed"
+
+BUILD_EXIT=$?
+
+if [[ $BUILD_EXIT -eq 0 ]]; then
+  log "Configuration built and activated successfully!"
+  
+  if [[ $NO_REBOOT -eq 0 ]]; then
+    log "Rebooting VM..."
+    sshpass -p "$SSH_PASS" ssh $SSH_OPTIONS -p $SSH_PORT $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST "systemctl reboot"
+    log "Waiting for VM to reboot..."
+    sleep 30
+    wait_for_ssh || error "Failed to reconnect after reboot"
+    log "VM is back online"
+  fi
+
+else
+  error "Build failed with exit code $BUILD_EXIT"
+fi
+
+if [[ $KEEP_FILES -eq 1 ]]; then
+  log "Files kept in $TARGET_DIR on VM"
+fi
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