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+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+# necessary for those based nixos users who dont want to install system-wide deps
+pkgs.mkShell {
+  nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    openssl
+    file
+    coreutils
+    minio-client
+  ];
+}
+