diff --git a/modules/common/default.nix b/modules/common/default.nix
index 159bd3a965..2db35980d6 100644
--- a/modules/common/default.nix
+++ b/modules/common/default.nix
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@
     ./version
     ./virtualization/docker.nix
     ./systemd
+    ./networking
   ];
 }
diff --git a/modules/common/networking/default.nix b/modules/common/networking/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1aecb04ce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/common/networking/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Copyright 2022-2024 TII (SSRC) and the Ghaf contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+{
+  imports = [
+    ./hosts.nix
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/modules/common/networking/hosts.nix b/modules/common/networking/hosts.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1810689fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/common/networking/hosts.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright 2022-2024 TII (SSRC) and the Ghaf contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+{...): {
+  environment.etc.hosts = {
+    text = ''
+      192.168.100.1 net-vm
+      192.168.100.2 log-vm
+      192.168.100.3 gala-vm
+      192.168.100.4 chromium-vm
+      192.168.100.5 zathura-vm
+      192.168.100.6 element-vm
+      192.168.100.7 gui-vm
+    '';
+    mode = "0440";
+  };
+}