diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 2.2.0; then
+  source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/2.2.0/direnvrc" "sha256-5EwyKnkJNQeXrRkYbwwRBcXbibosCJqyIUuz9Xq+LRc="
+fi
+
+use flake .
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 # Nix
 result*
 services/backup/blob_client/target/
+.direnv
 
 # Electron
 desktop/out/