diff --git a/apps/default.nix b/apps/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d36ec12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ self, nixpkgs, ... }:
+let 
+    forAllSystems = nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+    nixpkgsFor = forAllSystems (system: import nixpkgs { inherit system; });
+
+in forAllSystems(system: let 
+        pkgs = nixpkgsFor.${system};
+        bpkgs = self.packages.${system};
+        blib = self.lib;
+    in {
+    
+    example = blib.mkApp { drv = bpkgs.example; name = "hello-nix"; };
+   
+})
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 489bed1..7ad5ef8 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
     };
 
     outputs = inputs @ { self, nixpkgs, home-manager, agenix, ... }: {
+
+        lib = import ./lib {};
+        
         nixosConfigurations = {
             astora = with nixpkgs; lib.nixosSystem {
                 system = "x86_64-linux";
@@ -29,5 +32,9 @@
         templates = {
             rust = { path = ./templates/rust; description = "Basic Rust template"; };
         };
+
+        packages = import ./packages { inherit self nixpkgs; };
+
+        apps = import ./apps { inherit self nixpkgs; };
     };
 }
diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50ea6e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{ ... }:
+{
+    mkApp = { drv, name ? drv.pname, binPath ? "/bin/${name}" }:
+    {
+        type = "app";
+        program = "${drv}${binPath}";
+    };
+}
diff --git a/packages/default.nix b/packages/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..371fc35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{ self, nixpkgs, ... }:
+let 
+    forAllSystems = nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+    nixpkgsFor = forAllSystems (system: import nixpkgs { inherit system; });
+
+in forAllSystems(system: let pkgs = nixpkgsFor.${system}; in {
+    
+    example = pkgs.callPackage ./example {};
+   
+})
diff --git a/packages/example/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/example/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b92884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+
+project(hello-nix LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+add_executable(hello-nix source/example.cpp)
+
+install(
+    TARGETS hello-nix
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR} COMPONENT runtime
+)
diff --git a/packages/example/default.nix b/packages/example/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afc3cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/example/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ stdenv, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "example";
+    version = "1.0";
+
+    # local source
+    src = ./.;
+
+    nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ cmake ninja ];
+
+    meta = with lib; {
+        homepage = "https://www.example.org/";
+        description = "Example with hello nix.";
+        license = licenses.cc0;
+        platforms = platforms.linux;
+        maintainers = [];
+        broken = false;
+    };
+}
diff --git a/packages/example/flake.lock b/packages/example/flake.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b0c91e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/example/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1694422566,
+        "narHash": "sha256-lHJ+A9esOz9vln/3CJG23FV6Wd2OoOFbDeEs4cMGMqc=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "3a2786eea085f040a66ecde1bc3ddc7099f6dbeb",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/packages/example/flake.old.nix b/packages/example/flake.old.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e3f818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/example/flake.old.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+{
+    description = "Example with hello nix.";
+    nixConfig.bash-prompt = "\[nix-develop\]$ ";
+
+    inputs = {
+        nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    };
+
+    outputs = { self, nixpkgs, ... }:
+    let
+        systems = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+        forAllSystems = nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs systems;
+        nixpkgsFor = forAllSystems (system: import nixpkgs { inherit system; });
+
+    in {
+        packages = forAllSystems (system: {
+            example = let
+                pkgs = nixpkgsFor.${system};
+                pname = "example";
+                version = "1.0";
+
+            in pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+                inherit pname version;
+
+                # local source
+                src = ./.;
+
+                nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ cmake ninja ];
+
+                meta = with pkgs.lib; {
+                    homepage = "https://www.example.org/";
+                    description = "Example with hello nix.";
+                    license = licenses.cc0;
+                    platforms = platforms.linux;
+                    maintainers = [];
+                    broken = false;
+                };
+            };
+
+            default = self.packages.${system}.example;
+        });
+
+        devShells = forAllSystems (system: {
+            example = let
+                pkgs = nixpkgsFor.${system};
+                example = self.packages.${system}.example;
+
+            in pkgs.mkShellNoCC {
+                packages = [
+                    example
+                ];
+            };
+
+            default = self.devShells.${system}.example;
+        });
+
+        apps = forAllSystems (system: {
+            example = let
+                pkgs = nixpkgsFor.${system};
+                example = self.packages.${system}.example;
+
+            in {
+                type = "app";
+                program = "${example}/bin/hello-nix";
+            };
+
+            default = self.apps.${system}.example;
+        });
+
+    };
+}
diff --git a/packages/example/source/example.cpp b/packages/example/source/example.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ea2e3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/example/source/example.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    std::cout << "Hello Nix!" << std::endl;
+
+    return 0;
+}