diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d953f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+use nix
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 088ba6b..9b143eb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# Generated by direnv and nix-shell
+.direnv/*
+
+# vim temp file
+*.swp
+
 # Generated by Cargo
 # will have compiled files and executables
 /target/
@@ -8,3 +14,8 @@ Cargo.lock
 
 # These are backup files generated by rustfmt
 **/*.rs.bk
+
+
+# Added by cargo
+
+/target
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d48b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {}}:
+
+let
+  rust_overlay = import (builtins.fetchTarball "https://github.com/oxalica/rust-overlay/archive/master.tar.gz");
+  pkgs = import <nixpkgs> { overlays = [ rust_overlay ]; };
+  ruststable = (pkgs.latest.rustChannels.stable.default.override {
+      extensions = [
+        "rust-src"
+      ];
+    });
+in
+pkgs.mkShell {
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    ruststable
+    sqlite
+    sqliteman
+    pkg-config
+    alsa-lib
+  ];
+
+  RUST_BACKTRACE = 1;
+
+  shellHook = ''
+    alias gust=/home/nixolas/Documents/Gust/target/debug/gust
+  '';
+}