diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 201e69d..1b65d5d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ RUN apt update && apt -y install software-properties-common && add-apt-repositor
 
 # run Ansible commands
 COPY ./requirements.yaml ./playbook.yaml ./
-RUN ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yaml && ansible-playbook -i,localhost playbook.yaml --tags "all" && rm -f ./*.yaml
+RUN ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yaml && ansible-playbook -vvvv -i,localhost playbook.yaml --tags "all" && rm -f ./*.yaml
 
 # Custom Desktop Background - replace bg_custom.png on disk with your own background image
 COPY ./bg_fairy_penguins_1600x800.png /usr/share/backgrounds/bg_default.png
diff --git a/playbook.yaml b/playbook.yaml
index 3e0db30..be0aff2 100644
--- a/playbook.yaml
+++ b/playbook.yaml
@@ -151,6 +151,32 @@
     apt:
       name: iputils-ping
       update_cache: yes
+  - name: Create /nix directory and set permissions
+    shell:
+      cmd: mkdir -m 0755 /nix && chown root /nix
+      executable: /bin/bash
+  - name: Download nix-installer # as https://zero-to-nix.com/start/install/
+    shell:
+      cmd: curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix > nix-installer.sh
+      chdir: /home/kasm-default-profile/install_files
+      executable: /bin/bash
+  - name: Make nix-installer executable
+    shell:
+      cmd: chmod +x nix-installer.sh
+      chdir: /home/kasm-default-profile/install_files
+      executable: /bin/bash
+  - name: Install nix using nix-installer
+    shell:
+      cmd: ./nix-installer.sh install --no-confirm
+      chdir: /home/kasm-default-profile/install_files
+      executable: /bin/bash
+    register: output_of_nix_install
+  - name: Display stdout of nix install
+    debug:
+      msg: "{{ output_of_nix_install.stdout }}"
+  - name: Display stderr of nix install
+    debug:
+      msg: "{{ output_of_nix_install.stderr }}"
   - name: Get git version
     shell: git version | sed 's/[[:alpha:]|(|[:space:]]//g'
     register: installed_git_version