diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
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+++ b/flake.lock
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+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1701626906,
+        "narHash": "sha256-ugr1QyzzwNk505ICE4VMQzonHQ9QS5W33xF2FXzFQ00=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "0c6d8c783336a59f4c59d4a6daed6ab269c4b361",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
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+# quick n dirty dev shell
+# TODO: proper nix flake?
+
+{
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
+  };
+
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs }: let
+    pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.x86_64-linux;
+  in {
+    devShell.x86_64-linux = pkgs.mkShell {
+      nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [openssl pkg-config];
+    };
+  };
+}