diff --git a/hosts/harbor/configuration.nix b/hosts/harbor/configuration.nix
index 3aabc5d..1af60d9 100644
--- a/hosts/harbor/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/harbor/configuration.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,25 @@
   # (e.g. man configuration.nix or on https://nixos.org/nixos/options.html).
   system.stateVersion = "24.11"; # Did you read the comment?
 
+  # VPS compat
+  boot.loader.grub.enable = true;
   boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/sda";
+  boot.loader.grub.version = 2;
+  boot.kernelParams = ["net.ifnames=0"]; # ensure iface is called eth0
+  networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
+  networking = {
+    # Static network configuration
+    hostName = "harbor";
+    domain = "jroeger.de";
+    defaultGateway = "173.249.42.1";
+    nameservers = ["8.8.8.8"];
+    interfaces.eth0.ipv4.addresses = [
+      {
+        address = "173.249.42.252";
+        prefixLength = 24;
+      }
+    ];
+  };
 
   # Set your time zone.
   time.timeZone = "Europe/Berlin";
@@ -82,10 +100,4 @@
     LC_TIME = "de_DE.UTF-8";
   };
   console.keyMap = "de";
-
-  networking.hostName = "harbor";
-  networking.domain = "jroeger.de";
-
-  # Enable networking
-  networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
 }