diff --git a/nix/home.nix b/nix/home.nix
index 19e9a18..adf35d7 100644
--- a/nix/home.nix
+++ b/nix/home.nix
@@ -94,6 +94,25 @@ in {
 
         export PATH="$GOPATH/bin:$PATH"
       }
+
+      layout_mysql() {
+        export MYSQL_HOME="$(direnv_layout_dir)/mysql"
+        export MYSQLDATA="$MYSQL_HOME/data"
+        if [[ ! -d "$MYSQLDATA" ]]; then
+          mkdir -p $MYSQL_HOME
+          cat <<EOF >>"$MYSQL_HOME/my.cnf"
+      [mysqld]
+      table_open_cache=400
+      socket=/tmp/mysql.sock
+      max_allowed_packet=256M
+      datadir=$MYSQLDATA
+
+      [client]
+      socket=/tmp/mysql.sock
+      EOF
+          mysqld --initialize-insecure
+        fi
+      }
     '';
   };
 
@@ -180,7 +199,6 @@ in {
       kak-prelude
       kak-fzf
       kak-auto-pairs
-      kak-powerline
       kak-ansi
     ];