diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5c6b19a..dde4843 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ pub(crate) use os::{NixOperatingSystem, Verb};
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Context};
 use os::Nixos;
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::{
     fmt,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
@@ -220,9 +222,32 @@ impl fmt::Display for Flavor {
 }
 
 impl Flavor {
-    pub fn on_connection(&self, host: &str, connection: openssh::Session) -> Arc<Nixos> {
+    pub fn on_connection(&self, dest: &Destination, connection: openssh::Session) -> Arc<Nixos> {
         match self {
-            Flavor::Nixos => Arc::new(Nixos::new(host.to_owned(), connection)),
+            Flavor::Nixos => Arc::new(Nixos::new(dest.clone(), connection)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Where and how to perform the build
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
+pub enum BuildKind{
+    /// Build on the deploy destination host
+    #[default]
+    OnDestination,
+
+    /// Build on the system running deploy-flake
+    Local,
+}
+
+impl FromStr for BuildKind {
+    type Err = anyhow::Error;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match s {
+            "local" => Ok(BuildKind::Local),
+            "on_destination" => Ok(BuildKind::OnDestination),
+            _ => Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Could not parse build kind {:?}", s))
         }
     }
 }
@@ -232,6 +257,7 @@ pub struct Destination {
     pub os_flavor: Flavor,
     pub hostname: String,
     pub config_name: Option<String>,
+    pub build_kind: BuildKind,
 }
 
 impl FromStr for Destination {
@@ -239,6 +265,12 @@ impl FromStr for Destination {
 
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
         if let Ok(url) = Url::parse(s) {
+            let query: HashMap<Cow<'_, str>, Cow<'_, str>>= url.query_pairs().collect();
+            let build_kind = if let Some(build_kind) = query.get("build_kind") {
+                build_kind.parse::<BuildKind>().with_context(|| format!("Parsing {:?}", s))?
+            } else {
+                Default::default()
+            };
             // we have a URL, let's see if it matches something we can deal with:
             match (url.scheme(), url.host_str(), url.path(), url.username()) {
                 ("nixos", Some(host), path, username) => {
@@ -254,6 +286,7 @@ impl FromStr for Destination {
                             .strip_prefix('/')
                             .filter(|path| !path.is_empty())
                             .map(String::from),
+                        build_kind,
                     })
                 }
                 _ => anyhow::bail!("Unable to parse {s}"),
@@ -263,11 +296,18 @@ impl FromStr for Destination {
                 os_flavor: Flavor::Nixos,
                 hostname: s.to_string(),
                 config_name: None,
+                build_kind: Default::default()
             })
         }
     }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for Destination {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}://{}/{}", self.os_flavor, self.hostname, self.config_name.as_deref().unwrap_or(""))
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::Destination;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ece1a07..19da37b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ async fn deploy(
 
     log::debug!("Connecting");
     let flavor = destination.os_flavor.on_connection(
-        &destination.hostname,
+        &destination,
         Session::connect(&destination.hostname, KnownHosts::Strict)
             .await
             .with_context(|| format!("Connecting to {:?}", &destination.hostname))?,
diff --git a/src/os/nixos.rs b/src/os/nixos.rs
index 61f342a..3b3d622 100644
--- a/src/os/nixos.rs
+++ b/src/os/nixos.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::read_and_log_messages;
+use crate::{read_and_log_messages, Destination};
 use anyhow::Context;
 use openssh::{Command, Stdio};
 use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::{NixOperatingSystem, Verb};
 
 /// A nixos operating system instance.
 pub struct Nixos {
-    host: String,
+    host: Destination,
     session: openssh::Session,
 }
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fn strip_shell_output(output: Output) -> String {
 
 impl Nixos {
     /// Setup a new Nixos connection
-    pub(crate) fn new(host: String, session: openssh::Session) -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn new(host: Destination, session: openssh::Session) -> Self {
         Self { host, session }
     }
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ impl NixOperatingSystem for Nixos {
         let script_path = if script.is_none() {
             // Try to use the default pre-activation script name emitted by preflight-safety:
             let script_path = derivation.join(DEFAULT_PREFLIGHT_SCRIPT_NAME);
-            log::event!(log::Level::DEBUG, dest=?self.host, script=?script_path.file_name(), "Checking for existence of inferred pre-activation script");
+            log::event!(log::Level::DEBUG, dest=%self.host, script=?script_path.file_name(), "Checking for existence of inferred pre-activation script");
             if !self.test_file_existence(&script_path).await? {
                 return Ok(());
             }
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ impl NixOperatingSystem for Nixos {
         } else {
             derivation.join(script.unwrap())
         };
-        log::event!(log::Level::INFO, dest=?self.host, script=?script_path.file_name(), "Running pre-activation script");
+        log::event!(log::Level::INFO, dest=%self.host, script=?script_path.file_name(), "Running pre-activation script");
         let mut cmd = self.session.command("sudo");
         cmd.raw_arg(script_path);
         self.run_command(cmd)
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ impl NixOperatingSystem for Nixos {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    #[instrument(level = "DEBUG", skip(self), fields(host=self.host), err)]
+    #[instrument(level = "DEBUG", skip(self), fields(host=%self.host), err)]
     async fn test_config(&self, derivation: &Path) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         let mut cmd = self.session.command("sudo");
         let flake_base_name = derivation