diff --git a/nix/base/base_packages.nix b/nix/base/base_packages.nix
index ad9f400..d9899df 100644
--- a/nix/base/base_packages.nix
+++ b/nix/base/base_packages.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     jdk
     zlib
   ];
+  virtualisation.docker.enable = true;
 
   programs.dconf.enable = true;
   services.upower.enable = true;
diff --git a/nix/base/common_hardware.nix b/nix/base/common_hardware.nix
index 83b53a3..14879a7 100644
--- a/nix/base/common_hardware.nix
+++ b/nix/base/common_hardware.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   users.users.dashie = {
     isNormalUser = true;
     description = "dashie";
-    extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" "wheel" "gamemode" ];
+    extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" "wheel" "gamemode" "docker" ];
     packages = with pkgs; [
       home-manager
       xdg-desktop-portal-gtk