diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c1dd895..3d4aa5e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # speedwm // minimal X window manager designed for productivity and aesthetics.
 # See LICENSE file for copyright and license details.
 
+# include make config
 include options.mk
+include host.mk
 include toggle.mk
 
 SRC = drw.c speedwm.c util.c
diff --git a/host.mk b/host.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..136d747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# speedwm host options
+# See README.md for more options.
+
+# Compiler
+CC           = cc
+
+# Paths
+# These should be fine for most users but if you use a distribution of GNU/Linux like NixOS or GNU Guix, consider changing this to fit your use case.
+# HTMLDIR is only useful if you are using 'make release'.
+PREFIX       = /usr
+HTMLDIR      = "/home/anon/Projects/page"
+
+# GNU/Linux support
+# If you use GNU/Linux, uncomment these lines (remove the # at the start of the line below)
+FREETYPELIBS = -lfontconfig -lXft
+FREETYPEINC  = /usr/include/freetype2
+CFLAGS       = -std=c99 -pedantic -Wall -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-result -Ofast -march=native ${INCS} ${CPPFLAGS}
+LDFLAGS      = ${LIBS}
+
+# OpenBSD support
+# If you use OpenBSD, uncomment these lines. (remove the # at the start of the line below)
+#FREETYPEINC = ${X11INC}/freetype2
+
+# Solaris support
+# If you use Solaris, uncomment these lines. (remove the # at the start of the line below)
+#CFLAGS      = -fast ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
+#LDFLAGS     = ${LIBS}
diff --git a/options.mk b/options.mk
index fd55b2e..d6124e6 100644
--- a/options.mk
+++ b/options.mk
@@ -1,34 +1,6 @@
-# speedwm compilation options
-#
-# Depending on your configuration, you may need to uncomment some lines here.
-
-# OpenBSD support
-# If you use OpenBSD, uncomment this line. (remove the # at the start of the line below)
-#FREETYPEINC = ${X11INC}/freetype2
-
-# Solaris support
-# If you use Solaris, uncomment this line. (remove the # at the start of the line below)
-#CFLAGS = -fast ${INCS} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
-#LDFLAGS = ${LIBS}
-
-###################################################################################
-
-# Compiling with -Ofast. If you're having issues (such as dwm crashing, change it to -O2. (That's not a zero)
-# Using -O2 is not recommended due to the usage of Imlib2.
-# If these features are used, they will be slow with the use of -O2.
-CFLAGS   = -std=c99 -pedantic -Wall -Wno-deprecated-declarations -Wno-unused-variable -Ofast -march=native ${INCS} ${CPPFLAGS}
-LDFLAGS  = ${LIBS}
-
-# Compiler and linker.
-# You can swap this out if you know what you're doing.
-CC = cc
-
-# Paths
-# These should be fine for most users but if you use a distribution of GNU/Linux like NixOS or GNU Guix, consider changing this to fit your use case.
-# HTMLDIR is only useful if you are using 'make release'.
-PREFIX = /usr
-HTMLDIR = "/home/anon/Projects/spdgmr.github.io/"
-
+# speedwm options
+# The default configuration is only compiled for your host.
+# Change CFLAGS to override this.
 ###################################################################################
 
 # speedwm version
@@ -37,13 +9,11 @@ VERSION = 0.4
 X11INC = /usr/X11R6/include
 X11LIB = /usr/X11R6/lib
 
-# freetype
-FREETYPELIBS = -lfontconfig -lXft
-FREETYPEINC = /usr/include/freetype2
-
 # includes and libs
 INCS = -I${X11INC} -I${FREETYPEINC} -I${YAJLINC}
 LIBS = -L${X11LIB} -lX11 ${XINERAMALIBS} ${FREETYPELIBS} -lXrender ${IMLIB2LIBS} -lX11-xcb -lxcb -lxcb-res -lXext ${YAJLLIBS}
 
 # flags
 CPPFLAGS = -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" ${XINERAMAFLAGS}
+
+# NOTE: host.mk and toggle.mk will both override this.