diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 46cd425..2a78e4d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ The Nix bits are driven by `flake.nix` which pulls in things under `modules/`. B
   - all the outputs from the inputs
   - a `let` ... `in` block that contains:
     - `darwinHostConfig` which takes a set of paramters as an attribute set and pulls in all the things needed to use Nix on a macOS host
-    - `nixosHostConfig` which takes a set of parameters as an attribute set and pulls in all the things needed to configure a NixOS host
+    - `mkNixosHost` which takes a set of parameters as an attribute set and pulls in all the things needed to configure a NixOS host
     - `linuxHomeConfig` which takes a set of paramters as an attribute set and pulls in the things I manage on non-NixOS Linux hosts
   - the body of outputs that contains:
     - `darwinConfigurations` contains is an attribute set that contains keys named for each macOS host set to the results of a call to `darwinHostConfig` with values for each of the required parameters
     - `nixosConfigurations` contains is an attribute set that contains keys named for each NixOS host set to the results of a call to `darwinHostConfig` with values for each of the required parameters
     - `homeConfigurations` contains an entry for each username set to the results of a call to `linuxHomeConfig` with values for each of the required parameters
 
-The parameters on `darwinHostConfig` & `nixosHostConfig` are:
+The parameters on `darwinHostConfig` & `mkNixosHost` are:
 
 - `system:` the system definition to use for nixpkgs
 - `hostname:` the hostname of the machine being configured
diff --git a/examples/flake-structure.nix b/examples/flake-structure.nix
index a24ec94..b47d1a5 100644
--- a/examples/flake-structure.nix
+++ b/examples/flake-structure.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     darwinHostConfig = { system, hostname, username, additionalModules, additionalSpecialArgs }:
       nix-darwin.lib.darwinSystem { };
 
-    nixosHostConfig = { system, hostname, username, additionalModules, additionalSpecialArgs }:
+    mkNixosHost = { system, hostname, username, additionalModules, additionalSpecialArgs }:
       nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem { };
     
     linuxHomeConfig = { system, hostname, username, additionalModules, additionalSpecialArgs }:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
     # NixOS hosts
     nixosConfigurations = {
-      rainbow-planet = nixosHostConfig {
+      rainbow-planet = mkNixosHost {
         system = "x86_64-linux";
         hostname = "rainbow-planet";
         username = "gene";
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 082e777..47a2d76 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -170,38 +170,38 @@
 
     # NixOS hosts
     nixosConfigurations = {
-      bigboy = mylib.nixosHostConfig {
+      bigboy = mylib.mkNixosHost {
         hostname = "bigboy";
         additionalModules = [
           nixos-hardware.nixosModules.lenovo-thinkpad-p52
         ];
       };
-      hetznix01 = mylib.nixosHostConfig {
+      hetznix01 = mylib.mkNixosHost {
         hostname = "hetznix01";
         additionalModules = [
           simple-nixos-mailserver.nixosModule
         ];
       };
-      hetznix02 = mylib.nixosHostConfig {
+      hetznix02 = mylib.mkNixosHost {
         system = "aarch64-linux";
         hostname = "hetznix02";
         additionalModules = [
           # simple-nixos-mailserver.nixosModule
         ];
       };
-      nixnas1 = mylib.nixosHostConfig {
+      nixnas1 = mylib.mkNixosHost {
         hostname = "nixnas1";
         additionalModules = [
           simple-nixos-mailserver.nixosModule
         ];
       };
-      nixnuc = mylib.nixosHostConfig {
+      nixnuc = mylib.mkNixosHost {
         hostname = "nixnuc";
         additionalModules = [
           simple-nixos-mailserver.nixosModule
         ];
       };
-      rainbow-planet = mylib.nixosHostConfig {
+      rainbow-planet = mylib.mkNixosHost {
         hostname = "rainbow-planet";
         additionalModules = [
           nixos-cosmic.nixosModules.default
diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
index dcf0c2b..ad532ba 100644
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { inputs, ... }: let
-  nixosHostConfig = import ./nixosHostConfig.nix { inherit inputs; };
+  mkNixosHost = import ./mkNixosHost.nix { inherit inputs; };
 in {
-  inherit (nixosHostConfig)
-    nixosHostConfig
+  inherit (mkNixosHost)
+    mkNixosHost
     ;
 }
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diff --git a/lib/nixosHostConfig.nix b/lib/mkNixosHost.nix
similarity index 97%
rename from lib/nixosHostConfig.nix
rename to lib/mkNixosHost.nix
index d681f1e..4cde129 100644
--- a/lib/nixosHostConfig.nix
+++ b/lib/mkNixosHost.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { inputs, ... }: {
-  nixosHostConfig = {
+  mkNixosHost = {
     system ? "x86_64-linux",
     hostname,
     username ? "gene",