diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 1b9f2b4..c349f5e 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1735291276,
-        "narHash": "sha256-NYVcA06+blsLG6wpAbSPTCyLvxD/92Hy4vlY9WxFI1M=",
+        "lastModified": 1734649271,
+        "narHash": "sha256-4EVBRhOjMDuGtMaofAIqzJbg4Ql7Ai0PSeuVZTHjyKQ=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "634fd46801442d760e09493a794c4f15db2d0cbb",
+        "rev": "d70bd19e0a38ad4790d3913bf08fcbfc9eeca507",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -36,10 +36,27 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nixpkgs-borg": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1735348460,
+        "narHash": "sha256-ScKuaBbUXNqS9c6Y+N647BAQx7SvKywpu5MxBV3Y5pk=",
+        "owner": "cything",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "e8391ed9a627dcc13c783d25d72d822c491871b6",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "cything",
+        "ref": "borg",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "root": {
       "inputs": {
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs",
+        "nixpkgs-borg": "nixpkgs-borg",
         "sops-nix": "sops-nix"
       }
     },
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 1669c17..9ea43b6 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
+    nixpkgs-borg.url = "github:cything/nixpkgs/borg";
   };
 
   outputs =
diff --git a/hosts/chunk/borg.nix b/hosts/chunk/borg.nix
index 6b8a5b3..c6d6e5f 100644
--- a/hosts/chunk/borg.nix
+++ b/hosts/chunk/borg.nix
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@
       ];
       # warnings are often not that serious
       failOnWarnings = false;
-      # anything other than exit code 1 is considered failure and BORG_EXIT_CODES=modern uses a whole lot more codes for warning
-      appendFailedSuffix = false;
       postHook = ''
         ${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -u $(cat ${
           config.sops.secrets."services/ntfy".path
diff --git a/hosts/chunk/default.nix b/hosts/chunk/default.nix
index 2bd7475..fe09636 100644
--- a/hosts/chunk/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/chunk/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   config,
   lib,
   pkgs,
+  inputs,
   ...
 }:
 {
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@
     ./conduit.nix
     ./immich.nix
     ./element.nix
+    {
+      disabledModules = [ "services/backup/borgbackup.nix"];
+    }
+    (inputs.nixpkgs-borg + "/nixos/modules/services/backup/borgbackup.nix")
   ];
 
   sops.age.keyFile = "/root/.config/sops/age/keys.txt";
diff --git a/hosts/ytnix/default.nix b/hosts/ytnix/default.nix
index 8edd37f..85c2419 100644
--- a/hosts/ytnix/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/ytnix/default.nix
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
   config,
   pkgs,
   lib,
+  inputs,
   ...
 }:
 {
   imports = [
     ./hardware-configuration.nix
     ../common.nix
+    {
+      disabledModules = [ "services/backup/borgbackup.nix"];
+    }
+    (inputs.nixpkgs-borg + "/nixos/modules/services/backup/borgbackup.nix")
   ];
 
   sops.age.keyFile = "/root/.config/sops/age/keys.txt";
@@ -224,8 +229,6 @@
     ];
     # warnings are often not that serious
     failOnWarnings = false;
-    # anything other than exit code 1 is considered failure and BORG_EXIT_CODES=modern uses a whole lot more codes for warning
-    appendFailedSuffix = false;
     postHook = ''
       ${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -u $(cat ${
         config.sops.secrets."services/ntfy".path