diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 3185f43..4c1a35a 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # flake for blakes nixos config
 # define new devices in outputs
-# generation: 16 current  2025-10-05 21:36:22  25.05.20251001.5b5be50  6.12.49                          *
+# generation: 18 current  2025-10-05 21:47:39  25.05.20251001.5b5be50  6.12.49                          *
 {
   description = "blakes nix config";
   inputs = {
diff --git a/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix b/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix
index f70b45e..eca5837 100644
--- a/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       sops.enable = true;
       docker.enable = true;
       syncthing.enable = true;
-        syncthing.mode = "server";
+#        syncthing.mode = "server";
       tailscale.enable = true;
       nvidia.enable = true;
     };
diff --git a/modules/system/syncthing.nix b/modules/system/syncthing.nix
index 848bd94..447e525 100644
--- a/modules/system/syncthing.nix
+++ b/modules/system/syncthing.nix
@@ -7,32 +7,32 @@ in
   options.modules.system.syncthing = {
     enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enables syncthing";
 
-    mode = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.enum [ "server" "client" ];
-      default = "client";
-      description = "whether syncthing should run as a client (user) or server (system-wide).";
-    };
-
-    data_dir = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.str;
-      default = if cfg.mode == "server"
-                then "/var/lib/syncthing"
-                else "/home/blake/.local/state/syncthing";
-      description = "optional override for syncthing data directory.";
-    };
+#    mode = lib.mkOption {
+#      type = lib.types.enum [ "server" "client" ];
+#      default = "client";
+#      description = "whether syncthing should run as a client (user) or server (system-wide).";
+#    };
+#
+#    data_dir = lib.mkOption {
+#      type = lib.types.str;
+#      default = if cfg.mode == "server"
+#                then "/var/lib/syncthing"
+#                else "/home/blake/.local/state/syncthing";
+#      description = "optional override for syncthing data directory.";
+#    };
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
     
-    systemd.tmpfiles.rules = lib.optionals (cfg.mode == "server") ["d /var/lib/syncthing 0775 blake blake -"];
+#    systemd.tmpfiles.rules = lib.optionals (cfg.mode == "server") ["d /var/lib/syncthing 0775 blake blake -"];
 
     services.syncthing = {
       enable = true;
-      user = if cfg.mode == "server" then "blake" else "blake";
-      group = if cfg.mode == "server" then "blake" else "blake";
-      dataDir = cfg.data_dir;
+#      user = "blake";
+#      group = "blake";
+#      dataDir = "/var/lib/syncthing";
       guiAddress = "0.0.0.0:2222";
-      openDefaultPorts = true;
+#      openDefaultPorts = true;
     };
   };
 }