diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27b18e4..de721a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ cargo install cargo-zigbuild
 
 Or build a single target: `cargo xtask package --target windows-aarch64`.
 
+Or (on linux only) you can use the nix shell:
+
+```bash
+cd Acord
+nix-shell . --run "acord"
+```
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64af266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+
+let 
+acord = pkgs.rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+    pname = "acord";
+    version = "0.1.0";
+
+    src = ./.; # Or fetchFromGitHub
+
+# The hash of the cargo dependencies
+        cargoHash = "sha256-Tx5dHEnpbs2MmoGKRlXeRhZRWWbDaXYnwjX+oo37s8E=";
+    cargoBuildFlags = [ "-p" "acord-linux" ];
+# Required for consistency if your tests also need the -p flag
+    cargoCheckFlags = [ "-p" "acord-linux" ];
+
+
+
+# Optionally add native build inputs (e.g., pkg-config, cmake)
+    nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ pkg-config ];
+    buildInputs = with pkgs; [ openssl ];
+};
+in 
+pkgs.writeShellScript "acord" ''
+exec ${pkgs.steam-run}/bin/steam-run ${acord}/bin/acord "$@"
+''
+
+