diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d953f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use nix
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
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index 0000000..5cd4156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+
+with pkgs;
+
+mkShell {
+  name = "blog";
+  buildInputs = [
+    hugo
+  ];
+}