diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 27abbe1f3..342068f6b 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@
               python3Packages.requests
             ];
           };
-        });
+        }
+      );
+
+      packages = forAllSystems (system: {
+        unbound = nixpkgsFor.${system}.callPackage ./unbound.nix { };
+      });
     };
 }
diff --git a/readme_template.md b/readme_template.md
index bab551805..4c66936f6 100644
--- a/readme_template.md
+++ b/readme_template.md
@@ -386,8 +386,10 @@ To install hosts file on your machine add the following into your
 
 ### Nix Flake
 
-NixOS installations which are managed through _flakes_ can use the hosts file
-like this:
+NixOS installations which are managed through _flakes_ can directly use the `flake.nix` in this repository as an input.
+
+It contains a `nixosModule` that can be used to install the `hosts` file locally, as well as a package containing config files for the [Unbound](https://github.com/NLnetLabs/unbound) DNS server to be used as blocklists.
+
 
 ```nix
 {
@@ -403,7 +405,9 @@ like this:
     nixosConfigurations.my-hostname = {
       system = "<architecture>";
       modules = [
-        hosts.nixosModule {
+        # nixosModule to install hosts file locally:
+        hosts.nixosModule
+        {
           networking.stevenBlackHosts = {
             enable = true;
             # optionally:
@@ -414,6 +418,19 @@ like this:
             # blockSocial = true;
           };
         }
+
+        # configure unbound to use config as blocklist:
+        {
+          {
+            services.unbound = {
+              enable = true;
+              settings.server.include = [
+                "${hosts.packages.${system}.unbound}/hosts"
+                # alternates are also available, e.g. /fakenews, /fakenews-gambling etc.
+              ];
+            };
+          }
+        }
       ];
     };
   };
diff --git a/unbound.nix b/unbound.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c34b50fa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unbound.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  runCommandLocal,
+}:
+let
+  toUnboundConf = ''awk 'NF == 2 && $1 == "0.0.0.0" && $2 != "0.0.0.0" { printf "local-zone: \"%s\" always_nxdomain\n", $2 }'\'';
+in
+runCommandLocal "stevenblack-hosts-unbound"
+  {
+    src = lib.sourceByRegex ./. [
+      "^hosts$"
+      "^alternates$"
+      "^alternates/[^/]+$"
+      "^alternates/[^/]+/hosts$"
+    ];
+  }
+  ''
+    mkdir $out
+    ${toUnboundConf} < $src/hosts > $out/hosts
+    for file in $src/alternates/*/hosts; do
+      ${toUnboundConf} < $file > $out/$(basename $(dirname $file))
+    done
+  ''