diff --git a/nixos/ferret/media.nix b/nixos/ferret/media.nix
index 470621e..babba0d 100644
--- a/nixos/ferret/media.nix
+++ b/nixos/ferret/media.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@ in {
     uid = 976;
   };
 
+  environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.cifs-utils ];
+  fileSystems."/storage" = {
+    device = "//pine.otter.place/media";
+    fsType = "cifs";
+    options = let
+      # this line prevents hanging on network split
+      automount_opts = "x-systemd.automount,noauto,x-systemd.idle-timeout=60,x-systemd.device-timeout=5s,x-systemd.mount-timeout=5s";
+
+    in ["${automount_opts},credentials=/etc/nixos/smb-media,uid=976,gid=976"];
+  };
+
   services.jellyfin = {
     enable = true;