diff --git a/api/api-module.nix b/api/api-module.nix
index ca70f42..973c02a 100644
--- a/api/api-module.nix
+++ b/api/api-module.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+{ config, lib, pkgs, selfprivacy-graphql-api, ... }:
 
 with lib;
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ in
       wantedBy = [ "network-online.target" ];
       serviceConfig = {
         User = "root";
-        ExecStart = "${pkgs.selfprivacy-graphql-api}/bin/app.py";
+        ExecStart = "${selfprivacy-graphql-api}/bin/app.py";
         Restart = "always";
         RestartSec = "5";
       };
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ in
         PYTHONUNBUFFERED = "1";
         ENABLE_SWAGGER = (if cfg.enableSwagger then "1" else "0");
         B2_BUCKET = cfg.b2Bucket;
-        PYTHONPATH = pkgs.selfprivacy-graphql-api.pythonPath + ":${pkgs.selfprivacy-graphql-api}/lib/python3.10/site-packages/";
+        PYTHONPATH = selfprivacy-graphql-api.pythonPath + ":${selfprivacy-graphql-api}/lib/python3.10/site-packages/";
       } // config.networking.proxy.envVars;
       path = [
         "/var/"
diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 4f50604..e42e6b4 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ userdata, selfprivacy-overlay, config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+{ userdata, config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
 {
   imports = [
     ./variables-module.nix
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
     ./git/gitea.nix
   ];
 
-  nixpkgs.overlays = [ (import selfprivacy-overlay) ];
-  # this should be specified in hardware-configuration.nix?
-  nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
-
   services.redis.servers.sp-api = {
     enable = true;
     save = [
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index b22e171..418067d 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -18,22 +18,27 @@
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
-        "selfprivacy-overlay": "selfprivacy-overlay"
+        "selfprivacy-graphql-api": "selfprivacy-graphql-api"
       }
     },
-    "selfprivacy-overlay": {
+    "selfprivacy-graphql-api": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1689554432,
-        "narHash": "sha256-hegMIgxBHUuRFbCecQpbjFfTHpduV3VZWr8OINtQO6k=",
-        "ref": "flakes",
-        "rev": "53ed9b3f5f70a7f2843ecbef7775307e23a2c1f4",
-        "revCount": 31,
+        "lastModified": 1699259966,
+        "narHash": "sha256-NMZ1NZ/3I4d9AvegG95sSaV2Hv4A6WEfJ5UCpsFr+Zk=",
+        "ref": "flake",
+        "rev": "b6e84f2596b78da497f63179d72c903bb9b92d4e",
+        "revCount": 942,
         "type": "git",
-        "url": "https://git.selfprivacy.org/SelfPrivacy/selfprivacy-nix-repo.git"
+        "url": "https://git.selfprivacy.org/SelfPrivacy/selfprivacy-rest-api.git"
       },
       "original": {
         "type": "git",
-        "url": "https://git.selfprivacy.org/SelfPrivacy/selfprivacy-nix-repo.git"
+        "url": "https://git.selfprivacy.org/SelfPrivacy/selfprivacy-rest-api.git"
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 1b177bb..c1dd916 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -3,19 +3,32 @@
 
   inputs = {
     nixpkgs.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs";
-    selfprivacy-overlay.url =
-      "git+https://git.selfprivacy.org/SelfPrivacy/selfprivacy-nix-repo.git";
+
+    selfprivacy-graphql-api.url =
+      "git+https://git.selfprivacy.org/SelfPrivacy/selfprivacy-rest-api.git";
+    selfprivacy-graphql-api.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    # TODO nixpkgs inputs of selfprivacy-graphql-api and this flake must match!
   };
 
-  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, selfprivacy-overlay }:
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, selfprivacy-graphql-api }:
     let
       system = "x86_64-linux";
     in
     {
       nixosConfigurations-fun = { hardware-configuration, userdata }: {
         just-nixos = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
-          specialArgs = { inherit system selfprivacy-overlay userdata; };
-          modules = [ hardware-configuration ./configuration.nix ];
+          specialArgs = {
+            inherit
+              system
+              hardware-configuration
+              userdata;
+            selfprivacy-graphql-api =
+              selfprivacy-graphql-api.packages.${system}.default;
+          };
+          modules = [
+            hardware-configuration
+            ./configuration.nix
+          ];
         };
       };
     };