diff --git a/hosts/brontes/configuration.nix b/hosts/brontes/configuration.nix
index 4d97fb9..32ca10d 100644
--- a/hosts/brontes/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/brontes/configuration.nix
@@ -94,8 +94,11 @@
     eza
     bat
     swaynotificationcenter
+    nfs-utils
   ];
 
+  services.rpcbind.enable = true; # necessary for nfs
+
   modules.media.enableAll = true;
 
   system.stateVersion = "24.05";