Incremental Commit to see WTF I was doing.

shell.nix

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+with import <nixpkgs> { };
+
+let
+  pythonPackages = python311Packages;
+in pkgs.mkShell rec {
+  name = "Solid Scribe Env";
+
+  buildInputs = [   
+    # node for server 
+    nodejs
+    nodePackages.npm
+    pm2
+  ];
+
+  # Run this command, only after creating the virtual environment
+  postVenvCreation = ''
+    unset SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH
+  '';
+
+  postShellHook = ''
+
+    if [[ ! -f lockfile.running ]] ; then
+      echo "No Lock File, starting servers"
+      touch lockfile.running
+
+      # start service
+      # npm run start or whatever
+
+    fi
+
+      # kill everything when main screen is closed
+      function end {
+        echo "Exiting, Removing Lockfile"
+        rm -f lockfile.running
+      }
+      trap end EXIT
+  '';
+
+}