diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
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+use flake
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
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+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "flake-utils": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1614513358,
+        "narHash": "sha256-LakhOx3S1dRjnh0b5Dg3mbZyH0ToC9I8Y2wKSkBaTzU=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "5466c5bbece17adaab2d82fae80b46e807611bf3",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1626554849,
+        "narHash": "sha256-hfFZLm1G9CbMulruPP6V3t9v1dMNcLpCu9J5Cq60n1c=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "28425b4e36b164c33fe30e7d2b2f6813717dcde5",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "id": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "indirect"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1617325113,
+        "narHash": "sha256-GksR0nvGxfZ79T91UUtWjjccxazv6Yh/MvEJ82v1Xmw=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "54c1e44240d8a527a8f4892608c4bce5440c3ecb",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "rust-overlay": "rust-overlay",
+        "utils": "utils"
+      }
+    },
+    "rust-overlay": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1626488045,
+        "narHash": "sha256-qGkU/Rg3jvGPGoaDy6ceHhaA+P+0wQoHUv+IUigiXnI=",
+        "owner": "oxalica",
+        "repo": "rust-overlay",
+        "rev": "462835d47b901e8d5b445642940de40f6344f4f3",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "oxalica",
+        "repo": "rust-overlay",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "utils": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1623875721,
+        "narHash": "sha256-A8BU7bjS5GirpAUv4QA+QnJ4CceLHkcXdRp4xITDB0s=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "f7e004a55b120c02ecb6219596820fcd32ca8772",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
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+{
+  description = "A very basic flake";
+
+  inputs = {
+    utils.url = github:numtide/flake-utils;
+    rust-overlay.url = "github:oxalica/rust-overlay";
+  };
+
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, utils, rust-overlay }: utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (
+    system:
+      let
+        pkgs = import nixpkgs {
+          inherit system;
+          overlays = [ rust-overlay.overlay ];
+        };
+      in
+        {
+
+          devShell = pkgs.mkShell {
+            buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+              rust-bin.stable.latest.default
+              libiconv
+            ];
+          };
+
+        }
+  );
+}