diff --git a/nix/configuration/configuration.nix b/nix/configuration/configuration.nix
index b48cb45..9e4b913 100644
--- a/nix/configuration/configuration.nix
+++ b/nix/configuration/configuration.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     ./roles/lvfs
     ./roles/media
     ./roles/memtest86
+    ./roles/minimal_base
     ./roles/network
     ./roles/nix_index
     ./roles/nix_worker
diff --git a/nix/configuration/hosts/recovery/default.nix b/nix/configuration/hosts/recovery/default.nix
index 7611360..6cf1ed6 100644
--- a/nix/configuration/hosts/recovery/default.nix
+++ b/nix/configuration/hosts/recovery/default.nix
@@ -48,15 +48,7 @@
     # services.fstrim.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
 
     me.build_in_ram.enable = true;
-    me.doas.enable = true;
-    me.network.enable = true;
-    me.nvme.enable = true;
+    me.minimal_base.enable = true;
     me.recovery.enable = true;
-    me.ssh.enable = true;
-    me.sshd.enable = true;
-    me.user.enable = true;
-    me.zfs.enable = true;
-    me.zrepl.enable = true;
-    me.zsh.enable = true;
   };
 }
diff --git a/nix/configuration/roles/minimal_base/default.nix b/nix/configuration/roles/minimal_base/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bcaed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/configuration/roles/minimal_base/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}:
+
+{
+  imports = [ ];
+
+  options.me = {
+    minimal_base.enable = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.bool;
+      default = false;
+      example = true;
+      description = "Whether we want to install minimal_base.";
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf config.me.minimal_base.enable {
+    me.doas.enable = true;
+    me.network.enable = true;
+    me.nvme.enable = true;
+    me.ssh.enable = true;
+    me.sshd.enable = true;
+    me.user.enable = true;
+    me.zfs.enable = true;
+    me.zrepl.enable = true;
+    me.zsh.enable = true;
+  };
+}