diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb20e39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+if type lorri &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "direnv: using lorri from PATH ($(type -p lorri))"
+    eval "$(lorri direnv)"
+else
+    # fall back to using direnv's builtin nix support
+    # to prevent bootstrapping problems.
+    use nix
+fi
+
+# source an additional user-specific .envrc in ./.envrc-local
+if [ -e .envrc-local ]; then
+   source .envrc-local
+fi
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b6b743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+with import <nixpkgs> { };
+mkShell rec {
+  name = "heyarne.all-my-friends.server";
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    clojure
+    nodejs-14_x
+  ];
+}