diff --git a/.bin/update-channels b/.bin/update-channels
index d8689e4..c9a44ac 100755
--- a/.bin/update-channels
+++ b/.bin/update-channels
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
+
+GREEN='\033[1;32m'
+BLUE='\033[1;34m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+echo
+echo -e "${GREEN}Updating ${BLUE}base-channels${GREEN}...${NC}"
+echo
+
+cp -f ~/git/dotfiles/fschl/base-channels.scm ~/.config/guix/base-channels.scm
 guix pull --channels=$HOME/.config/guix/base-channels.scm
 guix describe --format=channels > ~/.config/guix/channels.scm
diff --git a/.bin/update-home b/.bin/update-home
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..26765ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bin/update-home
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+GREEN='\033[1;32m'
+BLUE='\033[1;34m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+echo
+echo -e "${GREEN}Updating $HOME for ${BLUE}$(hostname)${GREEN}...${NC}"
+echo
+
+RUNNING_GUIX_HOME=1 guix home -L ~/git/dotfiles/ reconfigure ~/git/dotfiles/fschl/systems/$(hostname).scm
diff --git a/.bin/update-system b/.bin/update-system
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f3c7d84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bin/update-system
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+GREEN='\033[1;32m'
+BLUE='\033[1;34m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+echo
+echo -e "${GREEN}Updating ${BLUE}$(hostname)${GREEN}...${NC}"
+echo
+
+sudo guix system -v 3 -c 4 -L ~/git/dotfiles/ reconfigure ~/git/dotfiles/fschl/systems/$(hostname).scm