1# Importing Modules {#sec-importing-modules}
2
3Sometimes NixOS modules need to be used in configuration but exist
4outside of Nixpkgs. These modules can be imported:
5
6```nix
7{
8 config,
9 lib,
10 pkgs,
11 ...
12}:
13
14{
15 imports = [
16 # Use a locally-available module definition in
17 # ./example-module/default.nix
18 ./example-module
19 ];
20
21 services.exampleModule.enable = true;
22}
23```