diff --git a/home/m3tam3re/m3-ares.nix b/home/m3tam3re/m3-ares.nix
index 9c8bcd1..8898803 100644
--- a/home/m3tam3re/m3-ares.nix
+++ b/home/m3tam3re/m3-ares.nix
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ with lib; {
       wayland.windowManager.hyprland = {
         enable = true;
         settings = {
+          exec-once = ["tuxedo-backlight"];
           monitor = [
             "eDP-1,preferred,0x0,1.25"
             "HDMI-A-1,1920x1080@120,2560x0,1"
diff --git a/hosts/m3-ares/hardware.nix b/hosts/m3-ares/hardware.nix
index c20a6c3..8ede075 100644
--- a/hosts/m3-ares/hardware.nix
+++ b/hosts/m3-ares/hardware.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{
+{pkgs, ...}: {
   hardware.nvidia = {
     prime = {
       offload.enable = false;
@@ -16,11 +16,33 @@
     dynamicBoost.enable = true;
     nvidiaSettings = true;
   };
+  hardware.tuxedo-drivers.enable = true;
   hardware.bluetooth.enable = true;
   hardware.keyboard.zsa.enable = true;
   hardware.graphics.enable = true;
 
   services.hardware.bolt.enable = true;
   services.auto-cpufreq.enable = true;
-  services.tlp.enable = true;
+  services.tlp = {
+    enable = true;
+    settings = {
+      START_CHARGE_THRESH_BAT0 = 75;
+      STOP_CHARGE_THRESH_BAT0 = 80;
+    };
+  };
+
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    tuxedo-backlight
+  ];
+  security.sudo.extraRules = [
+    {
+      users = ["@wheel"];
+      commands = [
+        {
+          command = "/run/current-system/sw/bin/set-backlight";
+          options = ["NOPASSWD"];
+        }
+      ];
+    }
+  ];
 }
diff --git a/hosts/m3-ares/services/udev.nix b/hosts/m3-ares/services/udev.nix
index 9b7af9b..9deb200 100644
--- a/hosts/m3-ares/services/udev.nix
+++ b/hosts/m3-ares/services/udev.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {pkgs, ...}: {
   services.udev.extraRules = ''
     SUBSYSTEM=="usb", MODE="0666"
+    SUBSYSTEM=="leds", KERNEL=="rgb:kbd_backlight*", ACTION=="add", RUN+="${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/chmod a+w /sys/class/leds/%k/multi_intensity"
   '';
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     zsa-udev-rules
diff --git a/hosts/m3-ares/services/wireguard.nix b/hosts/m3-ares/services/wireguard.nix
index b52b822..b98e312 100644
--- a/hosts/m3-ares/services/wireguard.nix
+++ b/hosts/m3-ares/services/wireguard.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     };
     NO = {
       configFile = config.age.secrets.wg-NO.path;
-      autostart = true;
+      autostart = false;
     };
     US = {
       configFile = config.age.secrets.wg-US.path;
diff --git a/hosts/m3-atlas/services/default.nix b/hosts/m3-atlas/services/default.nix
index b977434..0e6d78a 100644
--- a/hosts/m3-atlas/services/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/m3-atlas/services/default.nix
@@ -15,8 +15,4 @@
     ./vaultwarden.nix
     ./wastebin.nix
   ];
-  services = {
-    desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
-    displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
-  };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/default.nix b/pkgs/default.nix
index 51754a8..6065587 100644
--- a/pkgs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   msty = pkgs.callPackage ./msty {};
   msty-sidecar = pkgs.callPackage ./msty-sidecar {};
   msty-studio = pkgs.callPackage ./msty-studio {};
+  tuxedo-backlight = pkgs.callPackage ./tuxedo-backlight {};
   zellij-ps = pkgs.callPackage ./zellij-ps {};
   aider-chat-env = pkgs.callPackage ./aider-chat-env {};
   code2prompt = pkgs.callPackage ./code2prompt {};
diff --git a/pkgs/tuxedo-backlight/default.nix b/pkgs/tuxedo-backlight/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7082461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tuxedo-backlight/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{writeShellScriptBin}:
+writeShellScriptBin "tuxedo-backlight" ''
+  # all keys
+  echo '0 150 255' | tee /sys/class/leds/rgb:kbd_backlight*/multi_intensity
+
+  # DEL key
+  echo '255 0 155' | tee /sys/class/leds/rgb:kbd_backlight_15/multi_intensity
+
+  # ESC key
+  echo '255 0 155' | tee /sys/class/leds/rgb:kbd_backlight/multi_intensity
+
+  # function and Fn keys
+  for i in {1..12} 102; do
+      echo '0 255 80' | tee /sys/class/leds/rgb:kbd_backlight_$i/multi_intensity
+  done
+
+  # complete numblock and keys above
+  for i in {16..19} {36..39} {56..59} {76..79} {96..99} {117..119}; do
+      echo '255 150 0' | tee /sys/class/leds/rgb:kbd_backlight_$i/multi_intensity
+  done
+
+  # arrow keys
+  for i in 95 {114..116}; do
+      echo '0 255 80' | tee /sys/class/leds/rgb:kbd_backlight_$i/multi_intensity
+  done
+''