diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 7e423bc..83e71d2 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -10,40 +10,12 @@
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
   };
-  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, nixos-exporter, solid-xmpp-alarm, ... }: let
-    pkgs = import nixpkgs {
-      overlays = [
-        (import ./pkgs/overlay.nix)
-      ];
-      system = "x86_64-linux";
-    };
-    system = "x86_64-linux";
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, nixos-exporter, solid-xmpp-alarm, ... }@inputs: let
+    helper = (import ./lib/flake-helper.nix) inputs;
   in {
     nixosConfigurations = let
-      generateNixosSystem = name: nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
-        system = "x86_64-linux";
-        modules = [
-          ({ ... }: {
-            /*
-              Make the contents of the flake availiable to modules.
-              Useful for having the monitoring server scraping the
-              target config from all other servers automatically.
-            */
-            _module.args._nixfiles = self;
-          })
-          ./configuration/common
-          ({ ... }: {
-            nixpkgs.overlays = [
-              (_: _: {
-                inherit (nixos-exporter.packages.${system})
-                  nixos-exporter;
-              })
-            ];
-          })
-          solid-xmpp-alarm.nixosModules.solid-xmpp-alarm
-          (./hosts + "/${name}/configuration.nix")
-        ];
-      };
+      inherit (helper)
+        generateNixosSystem;
     in {
       aluminium = generateNixosSystem "aluminium";
       backup-4 = generateNixosSystem "backup-4";
@@ -74,19 +46,16 @@
       meta = {
         nixpkgs = import nixpkgs {};
       };
+    } // helper.mapToColmenaHosts self.nixosConfigurations;
 
-      defaults = { name, ... }: {
-        deployment = {
-          targetHost = "${name}.net.clerie.de";
-          targetUser = null;
-        };
+    packages.x86_64-linux = let
+      pkgs = import nixpkgs {
+        overlays = [
+          (import ./pkgs/overlay.nix)
+        ];
+        system = "x86_64-linux";
       };
-    } // builtins.mapAttrs (name: host: {
-      nixpkgs.system = host.config.nixpkgs.system;
-      imports = host._module.args.modules;
-      deployment.allowLocalDeployment = builtins.any (n: n == name) [ "schule" "osmium" ];
-    }) self.nixosConfigurations;
-    packages.x86_64-linux = {
+    in {
       inherit (pkgs)
         anycast_healthchecker
         flask-excel
@@ -100,7 +69,7 @@
     hydraJobs = {
       inherit (self)
         packages;
-      nixosConfigurations = builtins.mapAttrs (name: host: host.config.system.build.toplevel) self.nixosConfigurations;
+      nixosConfigurations = helper.buildHosts self.nixosConfigurations;
       iso = self.nixosConfigurations._iso.config.system.build.isoImage;
     };
   };
diff --git a/lib/flake-helper.nix b/lib/flake-helper.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..352ca51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/flake-helper.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{ self, nixpkgs, nixos-exporter, solid-xmpp-alarm, ... }@inputs:
+
+rec {
+  generateNixosSystem = name: nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+    system = "x86_64-linux";
+    modules = [
+      ({ ... }: {
+        /*
+          Make the contents of the flake availiable to modules.
+          Useful for having the monitoring server scraping the
+          target config from all other servers automatically.
+        */
+        _module.args._nixfiles = self;
+      })
+      ../configuration/common
+      ({ ... }: {
+        nixpkgs.overlays = [
+          (_: _: {
+            inherit (nixos-exporter.packages."x86_64-linux")
+              nixos-exporter;
+           })
+        ];
+      })
+      solid-xmpp-alarm.nixosModules.solid-xmpp-alarm
+      (../hosts + "/${name}/configuration.nix")
+    ];
+  };
+
+  generateColmenaHost = name: hostSystem: {
+    deployment = {
+      targetHost = "${name}.net.clerie.de";
+      targetUser = null;
+    };
+    nixpkgs.system = hostSystem.config.nixpkgs.system;
+    imports = hostSystem._module.args.modules;
+    deployment.allowLocalDeployment = builtins.any (n: n == name) [ "schule" "osmium" ];
+  };
+
+  mapToColmenaHosts = hosts: builtins.mapAttrs (generateColmenaHost) hosts;
+
+  buildHosts = hosts: builtins.mapAttrs (name: host: host.config.system.build.toplevel) hosts;
+}