diff --git a/modules/aspects/provides/tty-autologin.nix b/modules/aspects/provides/tty-autologin.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9411527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/aspects/provides/tty-autologin.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+let
+  description = ''
+    Enables automatic tty login given a username.
+
+    This battery must be included in a Host aspect.
+
+       den.aspects.my-laptop.includes = [ (den._.tty-autologin "root") ];
+  '';
+
+  # From https://discourse.nixos.org/t/autologin-for-single-tty/49427/2
+  tty-autologin-module =
+    username:
+    { pkgs, config, ... }:
+    {
+      systemd.services."getty@tty1" = {
+        overrideStrategy = "asDropin";
+        serviceConfig.ExecStart = [
+          ""
+          "@${pkgs.util-linux}/sbin/agetty agetty --login-program ${config.services.getty.loginProgram} --autologin ${username} --noclear --keep-baud %I 115200,38400,9600 $TERM"
+        ];
+      };
+    };
+
+  __functor = _self: username: {
+    nixos = tty-autologin-module username;
+  };
+in
+{
+  den.provides.tty-autologin = {
+    inherit description __functor;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/templates/default/README.md b/templates/default/README.md
index 09f3561..edf3d18 100644
--- a/templates/default/README.md
+++ b/templates/default/README.md
@@ -10,10 +10,14 @@ Steps you can follow after cloning this template:
 nix flake update den
 ```
 
-- Run checks to test everything works.
+- Edit [modules/hosts.nix](modules/hosts.nix)
+
+- Run the VM
+
+We recommend to use a VM develop cycle so you can play with the system before applying to your hardware.
+
+See [modules/vm.nix](modules/vm.nix)
 
 ```console
-nix flake check
+nix run .#vm
 ```
-
-- Edit [modules/hosts.nix](modules/hosts.nix)
diff --git a/templates/default/modules/vm.nix b/templates/default/modules/vm.nix
index 1337f64..9db2fbd 100644
--- a/templates/default/modules/vm.nix
+++ b/templates/default/modules/vm.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
 # enables `nix run .#vm`. it is very useful to have a VM
 # you can edit your config and launch the VM to test stuff
 # instead of having to reboot each time.
-{ inputs, ... }:
+{ inputs, den, ... }:
 {
+
+  # USER TODO: remove this tty-autologin used for the VM
+  den.aspects.igloo.includes = [ (den.provides.tty-autologin "tux") ];
+
   perSystem =
     { pkgs, ... }:
     {
       packages.vm = pkgs.writeShellApplication {
         name = "vm";
-        text = ''
-          ${inputs.self.nixosConfigurations.igloo.config.system.build.vm}/bin/run-igloo-vm "$@"
-        '';
+        text =
+          let
+            host = inputs.self.nixosConfigurations.igloo.config;
+          in
+          ''
+            ${host.system.build.vm}/bin/run-${host.networking.hostName}-vm "$@"
+          '';
       };
     };
 }