diff --git a/config/obs-studio/basic/profiles/main/basic.ini b/config/obs-studio/basic/profiles/main/basic.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2741aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/obs-studio/basic/profiles/main/basic.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+[General]
+Name=main
+
+[Output]
+Mode=Simple
+FilenameFormatting=%CCYY-%MM-%DD %hh-%mm-%ss
+DelayEnable=false
+DelaySec=20
+DelayPreserve=true
+Reconnect=true
+RetryDelay=2
+MaxRetries=25
+BindIP=default
+IPFamily=IPv4+IPv6
+NewSocketLoopEnable=false
+LowLatencyEnable=false
+
+[Stream1]
+IgnoreRecommended=false
+EnableMultitrackVideo=false
+MultitrackVideoMaximumAggregateBitrateAuto=true
+MultitrackVideoMaximumVideoTracksAuto=true
+
+[SimpleOutput]
+FilePath=/home/shihaam/videos/obs
+RecFormat2=hybrid_mp4
+VBitrate=6000
+ABitrate=160
+UseAdvanced=false
+Preset=veryfast
+NVENCPreset2=p5
+RecQuality=Stream
+RecRB=false
+RecRBTime=20
+RecRBSize=512
+RecRBPrefix=Replay
+StreamAudioEncoder=aac
+RecAudioEncoder=aac
+RecTracks=1
+StreamEncoder=x264
+RecEncoder=x264
+FileNameWithoutSpace=true
+
+[AdvOut]
+ApplyServiceSettings=true
+UseRescale=false
+TrackIndex=1
+VodTrackIndex=2
+Encoder=obs_x264
+RecType=Standard
+RecFilePath=/home/shihaam
+RecFormat2=hybrid_mp4
+RecUseRescale=false
+RecTracks=1
+RecEncoder=none
+FLVTrack=1
+StreamMultiTrackAudioMixes=1
+FFOutputToFile=true
+FFFilePath=/home/shihaam
+FFVBitrate=6000
+FFVGOPSize=250
+FFUseRescale=false
+FFIgnoreCompat=false
+FFABitrate=160
+FFAudioMixes=1
+Track1Bitrate=160
+Track2Bitrate=160
+Track3Bitrate=160
+Track4Bitrate=160
+Track5Bitrate=160
+Track6Bitrate=160
+RecSplitFileTime=15
+RecSplitFileSize=2048
+RecRB=false
+RecRBTime=20
+RecRBSize=512
+AudioEncoder=libfdk_aac
+RecAudioEncoder=libfdk_aac
+RecSplitFileType=Time
+FFFormat=
+FFFormatMimeType=
+FFVEncoderId=0
+FFVEncoder=
+FFAEncoderId=0
+FFAEncoder=
+
+[Video]
+BaseCX=1920
+BaseCY=1080
+OutputCX=1280
+OutputCY=720
+FPSType=0
+FPSCommon=30
+FPSInt=30
+FPSNum=30
+FPSDen=1
+ScaleType=bicubic
+ColorFormat=NV12
+ColorSpace=709
+ColorRange=Partial
+SdrWhiteLevel=300
+HdrNominalPeakLevel=1000
+
+[Audio]
+MonitoringDeviceId=default
+MonitoringDeviceName=Default
+SampleRate=48000
+ChannelSetup=Stereo
+MeterDecayRate=23.53
+PeakMeterType=0
+
+[Panels]
+CookieId=99393F02ED1BC87A
diff --git a/config/obs-studio/global.ini b/config/obs-studio/global.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14fb9bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/obs-studio/global.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[General]
+MaxLogs=10
+InfoIncrement=-1
+ProcessPriority=Normal
+EnableAutoUpdates=true
+BrowserHWAccel=true
+LastVersion=536936450
+
+[Video]
+Renderer=OpenGL
+
+[Locations]
+Configuration=/home/shihaam/.config
+SceneCollections=/home/shihaam/.config
+Profiles=/home/shihaam/.config
+PluginManagerSettings=/home/shihaam/.config
+
+[PropertiesWindow]
+cx=720
+cy=580
diff --git a/config/obs-studio/user.ini b/config/obs-studio/user.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6b3586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/obs-studio/user.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+[Basic]
+Profile=main
+ProfileDir=main
+SceneCollection=main
+SceneCollectionFile=main.json
+ConfigOnNewProfile=true
+
+[General]
+Pre19Defaults=false
+Pre21Defaults=false
+Pre23Defaults=false
+Pre24.1Defaults=false
+ConfirmOnExit=true
+HotkeyFocusType=NeverDisableHotkeys
+FirstRun=true
+
+[BasicWindow]
+PreviewEnabled=true
+PreviewProgramMode=false
+SceneDuplicationMode=true
+SwapScenesMode=true
+SnappingEnabled=true
+ScreenSnapping=true
+SourceSnapping=true
+CenterSnapping=false
+SnapDistance=10
+SpacingHelpersEnabled=true
+RecordWhenStreaming=false
+KeepRecordingWhenStreamStops=false
+SysTrayEnabled=true
+SysTrayWhenStarted=false
+SaveProjectors=false
+ShowTransitions=true
+ShowListboxToolbars=true
+ShowStatusBar=true
+ShowSourceIcons=true
+ShowContextToolbars=true
+StudioModeLabels=true
+SideDocks=true
+VerticalVolumeControl=true
+MultiviewMouseSwitch=true
+MultiviewDrawNames=true
+MultiviewDrawAreas=true
+MediaControlsCountdownTimer=true
+MixerShowInactive=false
+MixerKeepInactiveLast=false
+MixerShowHidden=false
+MixerKeepHiddenLast=false
+geometry=AdnQywADAAAAAAAAAAAEOAAAB38AAAi9AAAAAAAABDgAAAd/AAAIvQAAAAEAAAAAB4AAAAAAAAAEOAAAB38AAAi9
+DockState=AAAA/wAAAAD9AAAAAgAAAAAAAAEYAAAESvwCAAAAAvsAAAAUAHMAYwBlAG4AZQBzAEQAbwBjAGsBAAAAGgAAAiMAAACMAP////sAAAAWAHMAbwB1AHIAYwBlAHMARABvAGMAawEAAAJBAAACIwAAAIwA////AAAAAwAABmQAAAED/AEAAAAE+wAAABIAbQBpAHgAZQByAEQAbwBjAGsBAAABHAAAArMAAAECAP////sAAAAeAHQAcgBhAG4AcwBpAHQAaQBvAG4AcwBEAG8AYwBrAQAAA9MAAAIBAAAAxAD////7AAAAGABjAG8AbgB0AHIAbwBsAHMARABvAGMAawEAAAXYAAABqAAAAKIA////+wAAABIAcwB0AGEAdABzAEQAbwBjAGsCAAAHgAAAAt8AAAK8AAAAyAAABmQAAANDAAAAAQAAAAIAAAABAAAAAvwAAAAA
+AlwaysOnTop=false
+EditPropertiesMode=false
+DocksLocked=false
+
+[Appearance]
+FontScale=10
+Density=1
diff --git a/home/obs.nix b/home/obs.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbb618b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/obs.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# config/obs-studio and is symlinked into place -- home-manager's
+# programs.obs-studio module only wraps the package and its plugins, it has no
+# options for profiles or scene collections.
+#
+# recursive = true matters: without it home-manager would symlink the whole
+# ~/.config/obs-studio directory into the nix store, and OBS could not create
+# logs/, plugin_config/ or basic/scenes/ inside a read-only store path. With it,
+# the directories are real and only the tracked files are links.
+#
+# OBS rewrites its own config on exit (user.ini geometry/DockState,
+# global.ini LastVersion, basic.ini whenever settings change). Those writes
+# replace the symlink with a regular file, which is harmless -- the next
+# nixos-rebuild switch moves it aside as *.hm-bak and relinks. The repo is the
+# source of truth, so anything changed in the OBS GUI that should stick has to
+# be copied back:
+#
+#   cp -a ~/.config/obs-studio/user.ini config/obs-studio/user.ini
+#
+# Iteration loop: edit config/obs-studio/... -> git add if new ->
+# nixos-rebuild switch -> restart OBS.
+{ ... }:
+
+{
+  programs.obs-studio = {
+    enable = true;
+    # plugins = with pkgs.obs-studio-plugins; [ ];
+  };
+
+  xdg.configFile."obs-studio" = {
+    source = ../config/obs-studio;
+    recursive = true;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/home/packages.nix b/home/packages.nix
index 2bd9031..9f03c7c 100644
--- a/home/packages.nix
+++ b/home/packages.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     _64gram
     glab
     vlc
-    obs-studio
     brave
     firefox
     wireshark
diff --git a/home/shihaam.nix b/home/shihaam.nix
index 7878089..e4fd63a 100644
--- a/home/shihaam.nix
+++ b/home/shihaam.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     ./packages.nix
     ./fonts.nix
     ./nano.nix
+    ./obs.nix
     ./sway.nix
   ];