diff --git a/scripts/fresh_install.py b/scripts/fresh_install.py
index a0de220..35a5afe 100755
--- a/scripts/fresh_install.py
+++ b/scripts/fresh_install.py
@@ -18,6 +18,35 @@ def _validate_ip(ip: str) -> bool:
     except ValueError:
         return False
 
+def _check_ssh_connection(ip: str) -> bool:
+    try:
+        check_output(['ssh', f'root@{ip}', 'echo', 'Connected'])
+        return True
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+def bootstrap_machine(ip: str):
+    check_output(
+        [
+            'nix',
+            'run',
+            'github:nix-community/nixos-anywhere',
+            '--',
+            '--flake',
+            '".#bootstrap"',
+            '--target-host',
+            f'root@{ip}',
+            '--build-on-remote'
+        ]
+    )
+
+
+def get_ssh_key(ip: str) -> str:
+    """
+    This function uses machines ssh-keyscan to get the ssh key and then get the ed25519 key
+    """
+
+
 def get_machine_config(machine_name: str) -> dict:
     output = check_output(['nix', 'eval', '--json', f'.#nixosConfigurations.{machine_name}.config.kropcloud'])
     return json.loads(output)
@@ -41,12 +70,15 @@ def main() -> int:
     # We are bootstraping the machine first because we need their ssh keys
     bootstrap_machine()
 
-    # while not check_ssh_connection():
-    #     time.sleep(5)
+    while not _check_ssh_connection():
+        time.sleep(5)
 
     # # connect and get ssh keys
 
-    # ssh_key = get_ssh_key()
+    ssh_key = get_ssh_key()
+
+    # Add the ssh key to keys in secrets/secrets.nix
+    # and rekey the secrets
 
     # install_machine()