diff --git a/hosts/kim/configuration.nix b/hosts/kim/configuration.nix
index da12a5e..c0e8c69 100644
--- a/hosts/kim/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/kim/configuration.nix
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
 
     secrets."spotifyd/settings/global/password" = { };
   };
+
+  # Install and setup spotifyd
   sops.templates."spotifyd.conf".content = ''
     [global]
     username = "me@annikamerris.com"
@@ -113,6 +115,21 @@
     device_type = "computer"
     what = "huh"
   '';
+  systemd.user.services.spotifyd = {
+    Unit = {
+      Description = "spotify daemon";
+      Documentation = "https://github.com/Spotifyd/spotifyd";
+    };
+
+    Install.WantedBy = [ "default.target" ];
+
+    Service = {
+      ExecStart =
+        "${pkgs.spotifyd}/bin/spotifyd --no-daemon --config-path ${sops.templates."spotifyd.conf".path}";
+      Restart = "always";
+      RestartSec = 12;
+    };
+  };
 
   home-manager = {
     extraSpecialArgs = { inherit inputs; };