diff --git a/modules/base/fish.nix b/modules/base/fish.nix
index 01b25bc..5013cd4 100644
--- a/modules/base/fish.nix
+++ b/modules/base/fish.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 { pkgs, ... }: {
+  # Fish is a Unix shell with a focus on interactivity and usability. Fish is
+  # designed to give the user features by default, rather than by
+  # configuration.
   # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Fish
   # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Command_Shell
 
@@ -23,16 +26,15 @@
   # Add fish to the list of permissible login shells for user accounts
   environment.shells = with pkgs; [ fish ];
 
-  # Enabling fish in both NixOS and home manager is required to pick
-  # up completions and environment variables set by NixOS nixpkgs _and_
-  # home manager modules at the same time.
-  # As a test, the environment variables from
+  # Enabling fish in both NixOS and home manager is required to pick up
+  # completions and environment variables set by NixOS nixpkgs _and_ home
+  # manager modules at the same time. As a test, the environment variables from
   # $ nix repl
   # > :lf .
   # > :p nixosConfigurations.omega.config.home-manager.users.caspervk.home.sessionVariables
   # > :p nixosConfigurations.omega.config.home-manager.users.caspervk.home.sessionVariablesExtra
-  # should be available in the desktop environment's shell.
-  # See https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/index.html#_why_are_the_session_variables_not_set.
+  # should be available in the desktop environment's shell. See
+  # https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/index.html#_why_are_the_session_variables_not_set.
   home-manager.users.caspervk = {
     programs.fish.enable = true;
   };
diff --git a/modules/base/git.nix b/modules/base/git.nix
index 353f2ff..0a71f06 100644
--- a/modules/base/git.nix
+++ b/modules/base/git.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 { home-manager, ... }: {
+  # Git version control system.
+  # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Git
 
   home-manager.users.caspervk = {
     programs.git = {
@@ -6,6 +8,8 @@
       userName = "Casper V. Kristensen";
       userEmail = "casper@vkristensen.dk";
 
+      # Delta is a syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output
+      # https://github.com/dandavison/delta
       delta = {
         enable = true;
         options = {
diff --git a/modules/base/home-manager.nix b/modules/base/home-manager.nix
index 8448827..4fa4afd 100644
--- a/modules/base/home-manager.nix
+++ b/modules/base/home-manager.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 { config, home-manager, ... }: {
-  # https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/index.html#sec-flakes-nixos-module
+  # Like NixOS manages the system configuration, Home Manager manages the user
+  # environment.
+  #
+  # A lot of people split their configuration into home/ and nixos/, and import
+  # both directly in flake.nix, but on a single-user system I find more value
+  # in a structure based on the program or service rather than the
+  # implementation-specific details of where the output is saved to disk.
+  # https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/
   # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Home_Manager
+  # https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/options.html
 
+  # Import Home Manager to make it part of the NixOS configuration
   imports = [
     home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
   ];
@@ -10,11 +19,13 @@
     # Use the same nixpkgs as the system
     useGlobalPkgs = true;
 
-    # Install packages to /etc/profiles instead of $HOME/.nix-profile, not sure why
+    # Install packages to /etc/profiles instead of $HOME/.nix-profile.
+    # According to the Home Manager documentation, this option may become the
+    # default in the future, so it's probably a good idea.
     useUserPackages = true;
 
+    # Define the user and path Home Manager should manage
     users.caspervk = {
-      # Define the user and path Home Manager should manage
       home = with config.users.users; {
         username = caspervk.name;
         homeDirectory = caspervk.home;
diff --git a/modules/base/impermanence.nix b/modules/base/impermanence.nix
index d23d7f4..e952925 100644
--- a/modules/base/impermanence.nix
+++ b/modules/base/impermanence.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,29 @@
-{ impermanence, pkgs, ... }: {
-  # The impermanence module bind-mounts persistent files and directories, stored in /nix/persist, into the tmpfs root
-  # partition on startup. For example: /nix/persist/etc/machine-id is mounted to /etc/machine-id.
+{ impermanence, ... }: {
+  # Impermanence in NixOS is where the root directory isn't permanent, but gets
+  # wiped every reboot (such as by mounting it as tmpfs). Such a setup is
+  # possible because NixOS only needs /boot and /nix in order to boot, all
+  # other system files are simply links to files in /nix.
+
+  # The impermanence module bind-mounts persistent files and directories,
+  # stored in /nix/persist, into the tmpfs root partition on startup. For
+  # example: /nix/persist/etc/machine-id is mounted to /etc/machine-id.
   # https://github.com/nix-community/impermanence
   # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Impermanence
+  # https://elis.nu/blog/2020/05/nixos-tmpfs-as-root/
 
   imports = [
     impermanence.nixosModules.impermanence
   ];
 
-  # We *don't* want to use tmpfs for /tmp in case we have to put big files there. Instead, we mount it to the disk and
-  # instruct systemd to clean it on boot.
+  # We *don't* want to use tmpfs for /tmp in case we have to put big files
+  # there. Instead, we mount it to the disk and instruct systemd to clean it on
+  # boot.
+  # TODO: There might be a way to configure /tmp to be in-memory storage until
+  # it gets too big.
   boot.tmp.cleanOnBoot = true;
 
+  # Each module will configure the paths they need persisted. Here we define
+  # some general system paths that don't really fit anywhere else.
   environment.persistence."/nix/persist" = {
     hideMounts = true;
     directories = [
@@ -25,7 +37,7 @@
     ];
     users.caspervk = {
       directories = [
-        "/" # entire home directory
+        "/" # entire home directory (TODO)
       ];
     };
   };
diff --git a/modules/base/network.nix b/modules/base/network.nix
index da4fad5..89265d3 100644
--- a/modules/base/network.nix
+++ b/modules/base/network.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 { ... }: {
+  # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Networking
+  # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Systemd-networkd
+
   networking = {
     firewall = {
+      # Allow some ports for ad-hoc use
       allowedTCPPorts = [ 1234 1337 8000 8080 ];
       allowedUDPPorts = [ 1234 1337 8000 8080 ];
     };
@@ -10,14 +14,23 @@
   # TODO: these systemd networkd settings will be the default once
   # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/202488 is merged.
   networking.useNetworkd = true;
-  systemd.network = {
-    enable = true;
-    wait-online.anyInterface = true;
-  };
+  systemd.network.enable = true;
 
+  # systemd-resolved provides DNS resolution to local applications through
+  # D-Bus, NSS, and a local stub resolver on 127.0.0.53. It implements caching
+  # and DNSSEC validation. We configure it to only, and always, use
+  # dns.caspervk.net over TLS. By the way, it's surprisingly hard to get the
+  # system to always follow the custom DNS servers rather than the
+  # DHCP-provided ones. Check the traffic with:
+  # sudo tcpdump -n --interface=any '(udp port 53) or (tcp port 853)'
+  # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Encrypted_DNS
+  # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Systemd-resolved
   services.resolved = {
     enable = true;
     dnssec = "true";
+    # Resolved falls back to DNS servers operated by American internet
+    # surveillance and adtech companies by default. No thanks, I'd rather have
+    # no DNS at all.
     fallbackDns = [ "159.69.4.2#dns.caspervk.net" "2a01:4f8:1c0c:70d1::1#dns.caspervk.net" ];
     extraConfig = ''
       DNS=159.69.4.2#dns.caspervk.net 2a01:4f8:1c0c:70d1::1#dns.caspervk.net
@@ -25,5 +38,6 @@
     '';
   };
 
+  # vnStat keeps a log of hourly, daily and monthly network traffic
   services.vnstat.enable = true;
 }
diff --git a/modules/base/ripgrep.nix b/modules/base/ripgrep.nix
index 0b31fdf..845224b 100644
--- a/modules/base/ripgrep.nix
+++ b/modules/base/ripgrep.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 { home-manager, ... }: {
+  # ripgrep is a line-oriented search tool that recursively searches the
+  # current directory for a regex pattern.
+  # https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep
 
   home-manager.users.caspervk = {
     programs.ripgrep = {
       enable = true;
       arguments = [
+        # Search case-insensitively by defaylt if the pattern is all lowercase.
+        # Use --case-sensitive or -s to override.
         "--smart-case"
       ];
     };
diff --git a/modules/base/ssh.nix b/modules/base/ssh.nix
index c963594..13a572a 100644
--- a/modules/base/ssh.nix
+++ b/modules/base/ssh.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 { ... }: {
   services.openssh = {
     enable = true;
+    # Security by obscurity? Nah, but it certainly reduces the logs volume.
+    # Also, port 222 still requires root to bind.
     ports = [ 222 ];
     settings = {
       PasswordAuthentication = false;
diff --git a/modules/base/users.nix b/modules/base/users.nix
index 3525996..3c6fc1c 100644
--- a/modules/base/users.nix
+++ b/modules/base/users.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,20 @@
   users = {
     # Don't allow imperative modifications to users (incompatible with impermanence)
     mutableUsers = false;
+
     users = {
       root = {
+        # TODO: The passwordfile is manually generated during the initial setup
+        # to avoid (hashed) secrets in the public git repo. It should replaced
+        # with a proper secret management scheme, such as agenix.
         passwordFile = "/nix/persist/passwordfile";
       };
       caspervk = {
         isNormalUser = true;
         description = "Casper V. Kristensen";
+        # TODO: The passwordfile is manually generated during the initial setup
+        # to avoid (hashed) secrets in the public git repo. It should replaced
+        # with a proper secret management scheme, such as agenix.
         passwordFile = "/nix/persist/passwordfile";
         extraGroups = [
           "networkmanager"
diff --git a/modules/desktop/alacritty.nix b/modules/desktop/alacritty.nix
index bc906ae..bf1b8bf 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/alacritty.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/alacritty.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { home-manager, ... }: {
+  # Terminal emulator
   # https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Alacritty
 
   home-manager.users.caspervk = {
@@ -6,6 +7,9 @@
       enable = true;
       settings = {
         key_bindings = [
+          # It's easy to open a new terminal using Mod+Enter in sway, but it
+          # always opens in the home directly. This binds Control+Shift+Enter
+          # to open a new terminal in the current directory.
           { key = "Return"; mods = "Control|Shift"; action = "SpawnNewInstance"; }
         ];
       };
diff --git a/modules/desktop/clipman.nix b/modules/desktop/clipman.nix
index 7ad4db6..bd66931 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/clipman.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/clipman.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 { home-manager, lib, pkgs, ... }: {
+  # Clipboard manager. It can help persist clipboard contents after closing an
+  # application - which otherwise isn't supported in Wayland - but that breaks
+  # rich content copying in general. Therefore, we only use it for clipboard
+  # history with wofi as a frontend.
   # https://github.com/yory8/clipman
 
   home-manager.users.caspervk = {
@@ -6,7 +10,8 @@
       enable = true;
     };
 
-    # The home manager module doesn't use --no-persist, but it is required if you want to copy images
+    # The home manager module doesn't use --no-persist, but it is required if
+    # you want to copy images. See:
     # https://github.com/yory8/clipman/issues/59
     # https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/blob/master/modules/services/clipman.nix
     systemd.user.services.clipman = {
diff --git a/modules/desktop/network.nix b/modules/desktop/network.nix
index 815686d..59d5065 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/network.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/network.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 { lib, ... }: {
   networking = {
+    # It's a little too much to define every WiFi network declaratively.
+    # Instead, we enable NetworkManager and the nmtui interface.
     networkmanager = {
       enable = true;
       dns = lib.mkForce "none";
diff --git a/modules/desktop/ssh.nix b/modules/desktop/ssh.nix
index c515931..e3f5d62 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/ssh.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/ssh.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 { home-manager, ... }: {
-  # # https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/options.html
+  # https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/options.html
 
   home-manager.users.caspervk = {
     programs.ssh = {
       enable = true;
+      # ControlMaster enables the sharing of multiple sessions over a single
+      # network connection. When enabled, additional sessions to the same host
+      # will reuse the master session's connection rather than initiating a new
+      # one. This is especially useful when using SCP.
       controlMaster = "yes";
       matchBlocks = {
         "delta" = {
@@ -27,6 +31,8 @@
         };
       };
       extraConfig = ''
+        # Add ssh keys to the agent the first time we unlock them so we don't
+        # have to type the password all the time.
         AddKeysToAgent yes
       '';
     };
diff --git a/modules/desktop/syncthing.nix b/modules/desktop/syncthing.nix
index b52f1a8..8a59e56 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/syncthing.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop/syncthing.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 { ... }: {
+  # Syncthing is a continuous file synchronization program. It synchronizes
+  # files between two or more computers in real time. It's basically a
+  # self-hosted Dropbox for Linux users, but without FTP, curlftpfs, and SVN.
   # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Syncthing
 
   services.syncthing = {
     enable = true;
     user = "caspervk";
     group = "users";
+    # The directory where synchronised directories will exist
     dataDir = "/home/caspervk";
+    # Devices ignore their own IDs, allowing for a single configuration.
+    # TODO: Syncthing generates a private key and ID the first time it is
+    # started. On first install, add the devices' ID here and apply to the
+    # other ones. When we get a proper secret management scheme, such as
+    # agenix, the private keys should be managed declaratively as well.
     devices = {
       "lambda" = {
         id = "WES3JH4-S34HTC5-42YZHUJ-MX3Z6PA-PFO72KA-YIJMDOB-GQWZXZ3-I7BBTAS";