{
  glucose.modules = [
    ({pkgs, config, lib, ...}: {
      services.murmur = {
        enable = true;

        environmentFile = "${config.sops.templates."murmur.env.secrets.yaml".path}";
        # the environment variables are provided by, evidently, the environment file.
        welcometext = "$MURMUR_WELCOME_MESSAGE";
       # registerPassword = "$MURMUR_REGISTRY_PASSWORD"; # removed as we realized we don't actually want it to be a public server.
        password = "$MURMUR_LOGIN_PASSWORD";

        port = 64738; # tcp/udp - this is the default but i'm writing it out as to not have to dig into the declaration every time i need to know which port it is.
        openFirewall = true; # this is fine since glucose is not public-facing. otherwise i would prefer to do it through `networking`
        registerName = "Adyya's cave of hushed tones";
        registerUrl = "https://mumble.collective-conciousness.monster";
        registerHostname = "mumble.collective-conciousness.mosnter"; # i vaguely know what the difference between these two are but it is a bit strange, i guess.
      };
    })
  ];
}