diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index f5b153a..5dfd03b 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -229,7 +229,28 @@
         "musicutil": "musicutil",
         "nixpkgs-fixed": "nixpkgs-fixed",
         "nixpkgs-unstable": "nixpkgs-unstable",
-        "nur": "nur"
+        "nur": "nur",
+        "tree-input": "tree-input"
+      }
+    },
+    "tree-input": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs-unstable"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1669922720,
+        "narHash": "sha256-xzoKL4RtKRECdrWHAM14OBaNdJRToc+AA9zmUWuo5eY=",
+        "owner": "kittywitch",
+        "repo": "tree",
+        "rev": "fbe8ae96d7f4fb369d32dbbe8434606b23354caf",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "kittywitch",
+        "repo": "tree",
+        "type": "github"
       }
     },
     "utils": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 787844e..3b52eca 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
     #nix-darwin-unstable.url = "github:lnl7/nix-darwin/master";
     #nix-darwin-unstable.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs-unstable";
 
+    tree-input.url = "github:kittywitch/tree";
+    tree-input.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs-unstable";
+
     # update whenever
     nixpkgs-fixed.url =
       "github:nixos/nixpkgs/?branch=nixos-unstable&rev=20fc948445a6c22d4e8d5178e9a6bc6e1f5417c8";
diff --git a/hosts/darwin.nix b/hosts/darwin.nix
index 9d52e2d..d02e488 100644
--- a/hosts/darwin.nix
+++ b/hosts/darwin.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 { self, nixpkgs-unstable, nix-darwin-unstable, tree, ... }@inputs:
 let
 
-  defaults = import ./defaults.nix inputs;
-
   defaultSpecialArgs = defaults.defaultSpecialArgs // {
     inputs = inputs // {
       # set these to the correct versions from inputs
diff --git a/hosts/defaults.nix b/hosts/defaults.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 4265379..0000000
--- a/hosts/defaults.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{ self, nixpkgs-unstable, tree, ... }@inputs:
-let
-  defaultModules = [
-    # NO_INLINE
-    tree.impure.modules.nixos
-  ];
-  defaultSpecialArgs = {
-    tree = tree.impure;
-    pureTree = tree.pure;
-  };
-in {
-  inherit defaultModules;
-  inherit defaultSpecialArgs;
-}
diff --git a/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/backend.nix b/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/backend.nix
index 8c6aae4..50ba43f 100644
--- a/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/backend.nix
+++ b/hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped/backend.nix
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ in {
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
       serviceConfig = {
         WorkingDirectory = "/run/piped-backend";
-        ExecStartPre = let 
-          confFile = "/run/piped-backend/config.properties";
+        ExecStartPre = let confFile = "/run/piped-backend/config.properties";
         in "${pkgs.writeShellScript "piped-backend-init" ''
           [ -f "${confFile}" ] && rm ${confFile}
           cp ${backend_config_file} ${confFile}
diff --git a/hosts/nixos.nix b/hosts/nixos.nix
index 449c251..5828743 100644
--- a/hosts/nixos.nix
+++ b/hosts/nixos.nix
@@ -1,27 +1,32 @@
-{ self, nixpkgs-unstable, tree, ... }@inputs:
+{ self, nixpkgs-unstable, ... }@inputs:
 let
+  mkTree = inputs.tree-input.tree;
+  metaTree = mkTree ((import ../treeConfig.nix { }) // { inherit inputs; });
+  tree = metaTree.impure;
 
-  defaults = import ./defaults.nix inputs;
-
-  defaultSpecialArgs = defaults.defaultSpecialArgs // {
-    inputs = inputs // {
-      # set these to the correct versions from inputs
-      nixpkgs = inputs.nixpkgs-unstable;
-      home-manager = inputs.home-manager-unstable;
-    };
+  patchedInputs = inputs // {
+    # set these to the correct versions from inputs
+    nixpkgs = inputs.nixpkgs-unstable;
+    home-manager = inputs.home-manager-unstable;
   };
 
-  defaultModules = defaults.defaultModules ++ [
+  defaultSpecialArgs = {
+    tree = metaTree.impure;
+    pureTree = metaTree.pure;
+    inputs = patchedInputs;
+  };
+
+  defaultModules = [
     # NO_INLINE
-    tree.impure.profiles.base
+    tree.profiles.base
     inputs.home-manager-unstable.nixosModules.home-manager
     inputs.gitlab_artifacts_sync.nixosModule
 
     inputs.nur.nixosModules.nur
 
-    tree.impure.modules.nixos.rclone-serve
-    tree.impure.modules.nixos.rclone-sync
-    tree.impure.modules.nixos.secrets
+    tree.modules.nixos.rclone-serve
+    tree.modules.nixos.rclone-sync
+    tree.modules.nixos.secrets
   ];
 
   nixosUnstableSystem = nixpkgs-unstable.lib.nixosSystem;
diff --git a/outputs.nix b/outputs.nix
index c134dcd..c4494fc 100644
--- a/outputs.nix
+++ b/outputs.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 { self, nixpkgs-unstable, ... }@inputs:
 let
-  mkTree = import ./tree.nix { inherit (nixpkgs-unstable) lib; };
-  tree = (import ./treeConfig.nix { inherit mkTree; }).tree;
-
   pkgs-x86_64-linux = nixpkgs-unstable.legacyPackages.x86_64-linux;
-  hosts = import ./hosts ({ inherit tree; } // inputs);
+  hosts = import ./hosts inputs;
 in {
   nixosConfigurations = hosts.nixosConfigurations;
-  #darwinConfigurations = hosts.darwinConfigurations;
+  #darwinConfigurations = hosts.darswinConfigurations;
 
   deploy.nodes = (import ./deployNodes.nix {
     nixosConfigurations = self.nixosConfigurations;
diff --git a/overlay/default.nix b/overlay/default.nix
index 6719264..869766a 100644
--- a/overlay/default.nix
+++ b/overlay/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ final: prev: {
     videojs = final.callPackage ./invidious/videojs.nix { };
   };
   misskey-static = final.callPackage ./misskey { };
-  piped-backend = final.callPackage ./piped/backend { 
+  piped-backend = final.callPackage ./piped/backend {
     jre = final.openjdk17_headless;
     jdk = final.openjdk17;
   };
diff --git a/overlay/piped/backend/default.nix b/overlay/piped/backend/default.nix
index ae11739..e2f0247 100644
--- a/overlay/piped/backend/default.nix
+++ b/overlay/piped/backend/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 let
   meta = builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile ../meta.json);
 
-  deps = callPackage ./deps.nix { inherit stdenv fetchFromGitHub jdk gradle perl; };
+  deps =
+    callPackage ./deps.nix { inherit stdenv fetchFromGitHub jdk gradle perl; };
 
   gradleInit = writeText "init.gradle" ''
     logger.lifecycle 'Replacing Maven repositories with ${deps}...'
diff --git a/tree.nix b/tree.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d5d72d..0000000
--- a/tree.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-{ lib }:
-{ config, folder, ... }@args:
-with lib;
-let
-  # Made by kat witch (kittywitch)
-  pureTreeGrab = { base, path }:
-    let
-      realPath = toString path;
-      dirContents = builtins.readDir path;
-      isDirectory = entry: dirContents."${entry}" == "directory";
-      isHidden = hasPrefix ".";
-      isDir = entry: _: (isDirectory entry) && !(isHidden entry);
-      directories = filterAttrs isDir dirContents;
-      isNixFile = entry: _:
-        let result = builtins.match "(.*)\\.nix" entry;
-        in result != null && builtins.length result > 0;
-      nixFiles = filterAttrs isNixFile dirContents;
-      getPath = entry: "${realPath}/${entry}";
-      getPaths =
-        mapAttrs' (n: v: nameValuePair (removeSuffix ".nix" n) (getPath n));
-      nixFilePaths = getPaths nixFiles;
-      dirPaths = getPaths directories;
-      recursedPaths = mapAttrs (_: fullPath:
-        pureTreeGrab {
-          inherit base;
-          path = fullPath;
-        }) dirPaths;
-      contents = recursedPaths // nixFilePaths;
-    in contents;
-  configTreeStruct = { config, ... }: {
-    options.treeConfig = mkOption {
-      type = with types;
-        attrsOf (submodule ({ name, options, config, ... }: {
-          options = {
-            evaluateDefault = mkOption {
-              type = types.bool;
-              description =
-                "Replace the contents of this branch or leaf with those provided by the evaluation of default.nix.";
-              default = false;
-            };
-            aliasDefault = mkOption {
-              type = types.bool;
-              description =
-                "Replace the contents of this branch or leaf with the default.nix.";
-              default = false;
-            };
-            excludes = mkOption {
-              type = types.listOf types.str;
-              description = "Exclude files or folders from the recurser.";
-              default = [ ];
-            };
-            functor = {
-              enable = mkOption {
-                type = types.bool;
-                description = "Provide a functor for the path provided";
-                default = false;
-              };
-              external = mkOption {
-                type = types.listOf types.unspecified;
-                description = "Add external imports into the functor.";
-                default = [ ];
-              };
-              excludes = mkOption {
-                type = types.listOf types.str;
-                description = "Exclude files or folders from the functor.";
-                default = [ ];
-              };
-            };
-          };
-        }));
-    };
-    config.treeConfig = { "*" = { }; };
-  };
-  configTree.treeConfig = config;
-  configTreeModule = (evalModules {
-    modules = [ configTreeStruct configTree ];
-  }).config.treeConfig;
-  mapAttrsRecursive = f: set:
-    let
-      recurse = path: set:
-        let
-          g = name: value:
-            if isAttrs value then
-              f (path ++ [ name ]) (recurse (path ++ [ name ]) value)
-            else
-              f (path ++ [ name ]) value;
-        in mapAttrs g set;
-    in recurse [ ] set;
-  getPathString = concatStringsSep "/";
-  getConfig = path: default: configTreeModule.${getPathString path} or default;
-  revtail = path: sublist 0 (length path - 1) path;
-  getConfigRecursive = path:
-    let parentPath = revtail path;
-    in getConfig (path ++ singleton "*") (getConfigRecursive parentPath);
-  processLeaves = tree: config:
-    mapAttrsRecursive (path: value:
-      let
-        pathString = getPathString path;
-        leafConfig = getConfig path (getConfigRecursive (revtail path));
-        processConfig = path: value:
-          let
-            processFunctor = prev:
-              prev // {
-                __functor = self: _: {
-                  imports =
-                    attrValues (removeAttrs prev leafConfig.functor.excludes)
-                    ++ leafConfig.functor.external;
-                };
-              };
-            processAliasDefault = prev: prev.default;
-            processDefault = prev:
-              import prev.default (args // {
-                inherit lib;
-                tree = {
-                  prev = removeAttrs prev (singleton "default");
-                  pure = pureTree;
-                  impure = impureTree;
-                };
-              });
-            processExcludes = prev: removeAttrs prev leafConfig.excludes;
-            processes = optionals (isAttrs value)
-              (optional (leafConfig.excludes != [ ]) processExcludes
-                ++ optional leafConfig.evaluateDefault processDefault
-                ++ optional leafConfig.aliasDefault processAliasDefault
-                ++ optional leafConfig.functor.enable processFunctor);
-          in pipe value processes;
-      in processConfig path value) tree;
-  pureTree = pureTreeGrab {
-    base = folder;
-    path = folder;
-  };
-  impureTree = processLeaves pureTree configTreeModule;
-in {
-  config = configTreeModule;
-  pure = pureTree;
-  impure = impureTree;
-}
diff --git a/treeConfig.nix b/treeConfig.nix
index d412b3a..c91cd0e 100644
--- a/treeConfig.nix
+++ b/treeConfig.nix
@@ -1,45 +1,43 @@
-{ mkTree, ... }: {
-  tree = mkTree {
-    folder = ./.;
-    config = {
-      "extras/*".functor.enable = true;
+{ }: {
+  folder = ./.;
+  config = {
+    "extras/*".functor.enable = true;
 
-      "hosts/*/services".functor.enable = true;
-      "hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/mailserver".functor.enable = true;
-      "hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped".functor.enable = true;
-      "hosts/raspberry/services/music-friend".functor.enable = true;
-      "hosts/*/home".functor.enable = true;
-      "hosts/*/profiles".functor.enable = true;
-      "profiles/*".functor.enable = true;
-      "profiles/sound/*".functor.enable = true;
-      "profiles/sound/pulseaudio/*".functor.enable = true;
-      "profiles/connectivity/*".functor.enable = true;
-      "profiles/gaming/*".functor.enable = true;
-      "profiles/gui/environments/*".functor.enable = true;
-      "profiles/firewall-allow/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "hosts/*/services".functor.enable = true;
+    "hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/mailserver".functor.enable = true;
+    "hosts/hetzner-vm/modules/piped".functor.enable = true;
+    "hosts/raspberry/services/music-friend".functor.enable = true;
+    "hosts/*/home".functor.enable = true;
+    "hosts/*/profiles".functor.enable = true;
+    "profiles/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "profiles/sound/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "profiles/sound/pulseaudio/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "profiles/connectivity/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "profiles/gaming/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "profiles/gui/environments/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "profiles/firewall-allow/*".functor.enable = true;
 
-      "users/*".functor.enable = true;
-      "home/*".functor.enable = true;
-      "home/gui/environments/*".functor.enable = true;
-      "home/apps/*".functor.enable = true;
-      "home/gaming/emulators/*".functor.enable = true;
-      "home/gaming/games/*".functor.enable = true;
-      "home/gaming/platforms/*".functor.enable = true;
-      "home/programming/languages/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "users/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "home/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "home/gui/environments/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "home/apps/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "home/gaming/emulators/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "home/gaming/games/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "home/gaming/platforms/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "home/programming/languages/*".functor.enable = true;
 
-      "presets/nixos/*".functor.enable = true;
+    "presets/nixos/*".functor.enable = true;
 
-      "modules/nixos" = {
-        functor = {
-          enable = true;
-          external = [ ];
-        };
+    "modules/nixos" = {
+      functor = {
+        enable = true;
+        external = [ ];
       };
-      "modules/home" = {
-        functor = {
-          enable = true;
-          external = [ ];
-        };
+    };
+    "modules/home" = {
+      functor = {
+        enable = true;
+        external = [ ];
       };
     };
   };