diff --git a/system/services/default.nix b/system/services/default.nix
index 53cf156..4a85a49 100644
--- a/system/services/default.nix
+++ b/system/services/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 _: {
   imports = [
     ./ssh.nix
+    ./fwupd.nix
+    ./logrotate.nix
+    ./oomd.nix
+    ./thermald.nix
   ];
 }
diff --git a/system/services/fwupd.nix b/system/services/fwupd.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4c6542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/services/fwupd.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{config, ...}: {
+  # firmware updater for machine hardware
+  services.fwupd = {
+    enbale = true;
+    daemonSettings.EspLocation = config.boot.loader.efi.efiSysMountPoint;    
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/services/logrotate.nix b/system/services/logrotate.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c688e09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/services/logrotate.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ pkgs, lib, ... }: {
+  services.logrotate.settings.header = {
+    # general
+    global = true;
+    dateext = true;
+    dateformat = "-%Y-%m-%d";
+    nomail = true;
+    missingok = true;
+    copytruncate = true;
+
+    # rotation frequency
+    priority = 1;
+    frequency = "weekly";
+    rotate = 7; # special value, means 7 days
+    minage = 7; # avoid rotating files that are less than 7 days old
+
+    # compression
+    compress = true; # compress logs to save space
+    compresscmd = "${lib.getExe' pkgs.zstd "zstd"}";
+    compressoptions = " -Xcompression-level 10";
+    compressext = "zst";
+    uncompresscmd = "${lib.getExe' pkgs.zstd "unzstd}";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/services/thermald.nix b/system/services/thermald.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d804010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/services/thermald.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  # monitor and control temperature
+  services.thermald.enable = true;
+}