diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-machines-and-homes.yml b/.github/workflows/build-machines-and-homes.yml
index 908806f..e276cbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-machines-and-homes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-machines-and-homes.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ jobs:
         machine:
           - chunk
           - ytnix
+          - titan
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/home/yt/ytnix.nix b/home/yt/ytnix.nix
index ddb2212..c3a0414 100644
--- a/home/yt/ytnix.nix
+++ b/home/yt/ytnix.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,30 @@
   };
   programs.home-manager.enable = true;
 
+  systemd.user.startServices = "sd-switch";
+
+  # keep this commented when using plasma
+  # otherwise "system settings" in KDE will not function
+  # qt = {
+  #   enable = true;
+  #   platformTheme.name = "kde";
+  #   style.name = "breeze-dark";
+  #   style.package = pkgs.kdePackages.breeze;
+  # };
+
+  # this one too
+  # gtk = {
+  #   enable = true;
+  #   theme = {
+  #     package = pkgs.adw-gtk3;
+  #     name = "adw-gtk3-dark";
+  #   };
+  #   iconTheme = {
+  #     package = pkgs.adwaita-icon-theme;
+  #     name = "Adwaita";
+  #   };
+  # };
+
   home.pointerCursor = {
     package = pkgs.bibata-cursors;
     name = "Bibata-Modern-Classic";
@@ -32,6 +56,7 @@
     ungoogled-chromium
     librewolf
     bitwarden-desktop
+    bitwarden-cli
     fastfetch
     nwg-look
     kdePackages.gwenview
@@ -42,6 +67,11 @@
     signal-desktop
     pavucontrol
     btop
+    grim
+    slurp
+    rofi-wayland
+    rofimoji
+    cliphist
     jq
     bash-language-server
     sqlite
@@ -58,6 +88,7 @@
     pwgen
     lua-language-server
     gnumake
+    foot
     minisign
     unzip
     lm_sensors
@@ -94,6 +125,7 @@
     radare2
     p7zip
     qbittorrent
+    # vscodium
     nil
     pkg-config
     gtk2
@@ -115,16 +147,28 @@
     localsend
     scrcpy
     syncthing
-    syncthingtray
     obsidian
   ];
 
+  programs.waybar.enable = true;
   programs.feh.enable = true;
 
   xdg.configFile = {
+    rofi.source = ../rofi;
+    waybar.source = ../waybar;
     mpv.source = ../mpv;
   };
 
+  programs.newsboat = {
+    enable = true;
+    extraConfig = ''
+      urls-source "miniflux"
+      miniflux-url "https://rss.cything.io/"
+      miniflux-login "cy"
+      miniflux-passwordfile /run/secrets/newsboat/miniflux
+    '';
+  };
+
   programs.direnv = {
     enable = true;
     nix-direnv.enable = true;
diff --git a/hosts/chunk/default.nix b/hosts/chunk/default.nix
index e565100..826b128 100644
--- a/hosts/chunk/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/chunk/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
     "borg/rsyncnet" = {
       sopsFile = ../../secrets/borg/chunk.yaml;
     };
+    "services/ntfy" = {
+      sopsFile = ../../secrets/services/ntfy.yaml;
+    };
     "rclone/config" = {
       sopsFile = ../../secrets/rclone.yaml;
     };
diff --git a/hosts/ytnix/default.nix b/hosts/ytnix/default.nix
index 296335c..c329115 100644
--- a/hosts/ytnix/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/ytnix/default.nix
@@ -17,9 +17,16 @@
     "borg/rsyncnet" = {
       sopsFile = ../../secrets/borg/yt.yaml;
     };
+    "services/ntfy" = {
+      sopsFile = ../../secrets/services/ntfy.yaml;
+    };
     "rsyncnet/id_ed25519" = {
       sopsFile = ../../secrets/zh5061/yt.yaml;
     };
+    "newsboat/miniflux" = {
+      sopsFile = ../../secrets/newsboat.yaml;
+      owner = "yt";
+    };
     "tailscale/auth" = {
       sopsFile = ../../secrets/services/tailscale.yaml;
     };
diff --git a/modules/backup.nix b/modules/backup.nix
index 2715deb..52913b4 100644
--- a/modules/backup.nix
+++ b/modules/backup.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 }:
 let
   cfg = config.my.backup;
+  hostname = config.networking.hostName;
   defaultPaths = [
     "/root"
     "/home"
@@ -96,6 +97,23 @@ in
       ];
       # warnings are often not that serious
       failOnWarnings = false;
+      postHook = ''
+        invocationId=$(systemctl show -p InvocationID --value borgbackup-job-${cfg.jobName}.service)
+        title="${hostname}: backup completed with exit code: $exitStatus"
+        msg=$(journalctl -o cat _SYSTEMD_INVOCATION_ID=$invocationId)
+
+        if [ "$exitStatus" -eq 0 ]; then
+          tag="v"
+        else
+          tag="rotating_light"
+        fi
+
+        ${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -sL -u $(cat ${config.sops.secrets."services/ntfy".path}) \
+        -H "Title: $title" \
+        -H "Tags: $tag" \
+        -d "$msg" \
+        https://ntfy.cything.io/backups > /dev/null
+      '';
 
       prune.keep = {
         within = "2d";