diff --git a/machines/morpheus.nix b/machines/morpheus.nix
index 53b298b..c6e11f8 100644
--- a/machines/morpheus.nix
+++ b/machines/morpheus.nix
@@ -17,13 +17,31 @@ inputs.nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
         allowReboot = false;
       };
 
+      environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+        # automatic btrfs snapshots
+        snapper
+        snapper-gui
+      ];
+
       networking = {
         hostName = hostname;
         interfaces.enp1s0.useDHCP = true;
         interfaces.wlp2s0.useDHCP = true;
       };
       # enable touchpad support
-      services.xserver.libinput.enable = true;
+      services = {
+        xserver.libinput.enable = true;
+        snapper.configs = {
+          home = {
+            subvolume = "/home";
+            extraConfig = ''
+              ALLOW_USERS="me"
+              TIMELINE_CREATE=yes
+              TIMELINE_CLEANUP=yes
+            '';
+          };
+        };
+      };
       users.users.me = {
         isNormalUser = true;
         createHome = true;