diff --git a/pkgs/go-ssb/default.nix b/pkgs/go-ssb/default.nix
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+{ lib
+, buildGoModule
+, fetchFromGitHub
+}:
+
+buildGoModule rec {
+  pname = "go-ssb";
+  version = "0.2.1";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "ssbc";
+    repo = "go-ssb";
+    #rev = "v${version}";
+    rev = "d6db27d1852d5edff9c7e07d2a3419fe6b11a8db";
+    hash = "sha256-SewaIDNVrODWGxdvJjIg4oTdfGy8THNMlgv48KX8okE=";
+  };
+
+  vendorHash = "sha256-ZytuWFre7Cz6Qt01tLQoPEuNzDIyoC938OkdIrU8nZo=";
+
+  ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" ];
+
+  # take very long
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Go implementation of ssb (work in progress)";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/ssbc/go-ssb";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
+  };
+}