diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 04b7fe06f..768a8c7cb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ Cargo.lock
 *.DS_Store
 .idea/workspace.xml
 .idea/vcs.xml
+.cargo
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3093ae4a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "flake-utils": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "systems": "systems"
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1726560853,
+        "narHash": "sha256-X6rJYSESBVr3hBoH0WbKE5KvhPU5bloyZ2L4K60/fPQ=",
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "rev": "c1dfcf08411b08f6b8615f7d8971a2bfa81d5e8a",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "numtide",
+        "repo": "flake-utils",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1730785428,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Zwl8YgTVJTEum+L+0zVAWvXAGbWAuXHax3KzuejaDyo=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "4aa36568d413aca0ea84a1684d2d46f55dbabad7",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "id": "nixpkgs",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "type": "indirect"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "flake-utils": "flake-utils",
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      }
+    },
+    "systems": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1681028828,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Vy1rq5AaRuLzOxct8nz4T6wlgyUR7zLU309k9mBC768=",
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "rev": "da67096a3b9bf56a91d16901293e51ba5b49a27e",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-systems",
+        "repo": "default",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..420080b03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+  description = "Rust development environment with Cargo dependencies";
+
+  # Specify the inputs, such as nixpkgs
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
+  };
+
+  # Define the outputs
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, flake-utils }: flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system: let
+    pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system; };
+  in {
+    # Define a devShell for development
+    devShell = pkgs.mkShell {
+      # Add Rust and Cargo to the environment
+      buildInputs = [
+        pkgs.rustup
+      ];
+
+      # Optionally, set environment variables
+      CARGO_HOME = "./.cargo";
+      RUST_BACKTRACE = "1"; # Enable backtrace for debugging
+
+      # Optional shellHook to fetch dependencies when entering the shell
+      shellHook = ''
+        echo "Entering Rust development environment..."
+        rustup default nightly
+        cargo install rerun-cli
+        cargo fetch # Pre-fetch dependencies defined in Cargo.toml
+      '';
+    };
+  });
+}
+