diff --git a/debug-nix-store.sh b/debug-nix-store.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4e69d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug-nix-store.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Debug script to check what's in the Nix store
+STORE_PATH="/nix/store/i3fa1p0y8mcyljzfsj6k65qfpmd4yyaf-systant-0.1.0"
+
+echo "=== Checking Nix store contents ==="
+echo "Store path: $STORE_PATH"
+echo
+
+echo "=== Top level contents ==="
+ls -la "$STORE_PATH/"
+echo
+
+echo "=== Looking for COOKIE files ==="
+find "$STORE_PATH" -name "*COOKIE*" -o -name "*cookie*" 2>/dev/null || echo "No COOKIE files found"
+echo
+
+echo "=== releases directory ==="
+if [ -d "$STORE_PATH/releases" ]; then
+    ls -la "$STORE_PATH/releases/"
+else
+    echo "No releases directory found"
+fi
+echo
+
+echo "=== bin directory ==="
+if [ -d "$STORE_PATH/bin" ]; then
+    ls -la "$STORE_PATH/bin/"
+else
+    echo "No bin directory found"
+fi
+echo
+
+echo "=== Checking startup script ==="
+if [ -f "$STORE_PATH/bin/systant" ]; then
+    echo "Startup script exists, checking for COOKIE references:"
+    grep -n "COOKIE" "$STORE_PATH/bin/systant" || echo "No COOKIE references in startup script"
+else
+    echo "No startup script found"
+fi
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diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index b0b3284..250461b 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ defmodule SystemStatsDaemon.MixProject do
       systant: [
         include_executables_for: [:unix],
         applications: [runtime_tools: :permanent],
-        cookie: "systant-cookie-change-in-production",
         include_erts: true,
         strip_beams: false
       ]
diff --git a/rel/env.sh.eex b/rel/env.sh.eex
index a5fce74..273f7f9 100644
--- a/rel/env.sh.eex
+++ b/rel/env.sh.eex
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 # Configure environment for release
 export MIX_ENV=prod
-export RELEASE_DISTRIBUTION=none
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+export RELEASE_DISTRIBUTION=none
+export RELEASE_NODE=nonode@nohost
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diff --git a/systant-manual.nix b/systant-manual.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b316b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systant-manual.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchgit, elixir, erlang, rebar3, git }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "systant";
+  version = "0.1.0";
+
+  src = fetchgit {
+    url = "https://git.ryanpandya.com/ryan/systant.git";
+    rev = "f8173a1afb03623039ff504c587d7322a9876f3d";
+    sha256 = "sha256-1cRfSoH+JdO4a7q4hRZSkoDMk2wMCYRIyCIN56FSUgg=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ elixir erlang rebar3 git ];
+
+  # Disable network access - we'll handle deps manually
+  MIX_ENV = "prod";
+  
+  configurePhase = ''
+    export MIX_HOME=$TMPDIR/mix
+    export HEX_HOME=$TMPDIR/hex
+    export REBAR_CACHE_DIR=$TMPDIR/rebar3
+    
+    # Install hex and rebar locally
+    mix local.hex --force
+    mix local.rebar --force
+  '';
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    # This will fail but that's OK - we're using it to get deps info
+    mix deps.get || true
+    
+    # Manual dependency installation (you'd need to add each dep here)
+    # For now, let's try without deps to see if it builds
+    mix deps.compile --skip-deps || true
+    mix compile
+    mix release
+    
+    echo "=== Build phase debug ==="
+    find _build/prod/rel/ -name "*COOKIE*" || echo "No COOKIE in build"
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    mkdir -p $out
+    cp -r _build/prod/rel/systant/* $out/
+    
+    # Force create COOKIE file
+    mkdir -p $out/releases
+    echo "systant-cookie-change-in-production" > $out/releases/COOKIE
+    
+    echo "=== Install phase debug ==="
+    echo "COOKIE created manually in installPhase" > /tmp/manual-nix-debug
+    ls -la $out/releases/
+    cat $out/releases/COOKIE
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Systant - System stats MQTT daemon";
+    homepage = "https://git.ryanpandya.com/ryan/systant";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
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diff --git a/systant-wrapper.nix b/systant-wrapper.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9003a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systant-wrapper.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchgit, elixir, erlang, rebar3, git, writeShellScript }:
+
+let
+  systantBase = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+    pname = "systant-base";
+    version = "0.1.0";
+
+    src = fetchgit {
+      url = "https://git.ryanpandya.com/ryan/systant.git";
+      rev = "f8173a1afb03623039ff504c587d7322a9876f3d";
+      sha256 = "sha256-1cRfSoH+JdO4a7q4hRZSkoDMk2wMCYRIyCIN56FSUgg=";
+    };
+
+    nativeBuildInputs = [ elixir erlang rebar3 git ];
+
+    MIX_ENV = "prod";
+    
+    configurePhase = ''
+      export MIX_HOME=$TMPDIR/mix
+      export HEX_HOME=$TMPDIR/hex
+      export REBAR_CACHE_DIR=$TMPDIR/rebar3
+      
+      mix local.hex --force
+      mix local.rebar --force
+    '';
+
+    buildPhase = ''
+      mix deps.get || true
+      mix deps.compile || true
+      mix compile
+      mix release
+    '';
+
+    installPhase = ''
+      mkdir -p $out
+      cp -r _build/prod/rel/systant/* $out/
+    '';
+  };
+
+  systantWrapper = writeShellScript "systant" ''
+    #!/bin/bash
+    export RELEASE_COOKIE="systant-cookie-change-in-production"
+    exec ${systantBase}/bin/systant "$@"
+  '';
+
+in stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "systant";
+  version = "0.1.0";
+  
+  buildCommand = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp ${systantWrapper} $out/bin/systant
+    chmod +x $out/bin/systant
+    
+    # Copy the rest of the release
+    cp -r ${systantBase}/* $out/
+    
+    echo "Wrapper created - RELEASE_COOKIE will be set by wrapper script"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Systant - System stats MQTT daemon";
+    homepage = "https://git.ryanpandya.com/ryan/systant";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
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diff --git a/systant.nix b/systant.nix
index de402c2..118bd48 100644
--- a/systant.nix
+++ b/systant.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-{ lib, beamPackages, fetchgit }:
+{
+  lib,
+  beamPackages,
+  fetchgit,
+}:
 
 beamPackages.mixRelease rec {
   pname = "systant";
@@ -6,24 +10,17 @@ beamPackages.mixRelease rec {
 
   src = fetchgit {
     url = "https://git.ryanpandya.com/ryan/systant.git";
-    rev = "9d8ad1890b682a58aaa27406a7f28337c4c67d5f";
-    sha256 = "sha256-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=";
+    rev = "f8173a1afb03623039ff504c587d7322a9876f3d";
+    sha256 = "sha256-1cRfSoH+JdO4a7q4hRZSkoDMk2wMCYRIyCIN56FSUgg=";
   };
 
   # Mix dependencies will be automatically fetched and cached by Nix
   mixFodDeps = beamPackages.fetchMixDeps {
     pname = "systant-mix-deps";
     inherit src version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-g8L/ZzCaXznrd+YLCMgvV94NVTKoFnK/Y/RXXPIMAjg=";
   };
 
-  # Ensure COOKIE file exists
-  postInstall = ''
-    if [ ! -f $out/releases/COOKIE ]; then
-      mkdir -p $out/releases
-      echo "systant-cookie-change-in-production" > $out/releases/COOKIE
-    fi
-  '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Systant - System stats MQTT daemon for monitoring system metrics";
@@ -32,4 +29,4 @@ beamPackages.mixRelease rec {
     maintainers = [ ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
-}
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+}