diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/szurubooru.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/szurubooru.nix
index a8fb063a770c..e1bfbfe27e8b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/szurubooru.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/szurubooru.nix
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ in
           '';
         };
 
+        host = lib.mkOption {
+          type = types.str;
+          default = "127.0.0.1";
+          example = "0.0.0.0";
+          description = "The host address for Szurubooru to bind to.";
+        };
+
         threads = mkOption {
           type = types.int;
           default = 4;
@@ -265,9 +272,6 @@ in
             (lib.filterAttrsRecursive (_: x: x != null))
           ]
         );
-        pyenv = python.buildEnv.override {
-          extraLibs = [ (python.pkgs.toPythonModule cfg.server.package) ];
-        };
       in
       {
         description = "Server of Szurubooru, an image board engine dedicated for small and medium communities";
@@ -283,20 +287,9 @@ in
         ];
         wants = [ "network-online.target" ];
 
-        environment = {
-          PYTHONPATH = "${pyenv}/${pyenv.sitePackages}/";
-        };
-
-        path =
-          with pkgs;
-          [
-            envsubst
-            ffmpeg_4-full
-          ]
-          ++ (with python.pkgs; [
-            alembic
-            waitress
-          ]);
+        path = with pkgs; [
+          ffmpeg_4-full
+        ];
 
         script = ''
           export SZURUBOORU_SECRET="$(<$CREDENTIALS_DIRECTORY/secret)"
@@ -307,10 +300,10 @@ in
           install -m0640 ${cfg.server.package.src}/config.yaml.dist ${cfg.dataDir}/config.yaml.dist
           touch ${cfg.dataDir}/config.yaml
           chmod 0640 ${cfg.dataDir}/config.yaml
-          envsubst -i ${configFile} -o ${cfg.dataDir}/config.yaml
+          ${lib.getExe pkgs.envsubst} -i ${configFile} -o ${cfg.dataDir}/config.yaml
           sed 's|script_location = |script_location = ${cfg.server.package.src}/|' ${cfg.server.package.src}/alembic.ini > ${cfg.dataDir}/alembic.ini
-          alembic upgrade head
-          waitress-serve --port ${toString cfg.server.port} --threads ${toString cfg.server.threads} szurubooru.facade:app
+          ${lib.getExe cfg.server.package.alembic} upgrade head
+          ${lib.getExe cfg.server.package.waitress} --host ${cfg.server.host} --port ${toString cfg.server.port} --threads ${toString cfg.server.threads} szurubooru.facade:app
         '';
 
         serviceConfig = {
diff --git a/nixos/tests/szurubooru.nix b/nixos/tests/szurubooru.nix
index adcfecdbf34b..a9a4ede9950b 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/szurubooru.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/szurubooru.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix (
 
           server = {
             port = 6666;
+            host = "127.0.0.1";
             settings = {
               domain = "http://127.0.0.1";
               secretFile = pkgs.writeText "secret" "secret";
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/szurubooru/server.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/szurubooru/server.nix
index 6a6f78ca0cc9..910b9fc6a538 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/szurubooru/server.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/szurubooru/server.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   fetchPypi,
   python3,
   ffmpeg_4-full,
+  szurubooru,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@ python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = with python.pkgs; [ setuptools ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python.pkgs; [
-    alembic
     certifi
     coloredlogs
     legacy-cgi
@@ -80,6 +80,20 @@ python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
 
   passthru.tests.szurubooru = nixosTests.szurubooru;
 
+  # Database migration. Needs the szurubooru server in its environment for the
+  # migration to complete successfully.
+  passthru.alembic = python.pkgs.alembic.overrideAttrs (old: {
+    propagatedBuildInputs = old.propagatedBuildInputs ++ [
+      szurubooru.server
+    ];
+  });
+  # Waitress is used to run the serer.
+  passthru.waitress = python.pkgs.waitress.overrideAttrs (old: {
+    propagatedBuildInputs = old.propagatedBuildInputs ++ [
+      szurubooru.server
+    ];
+  });
+
   meta = {
     description = "Server of szurubooru, an image board engine for small and medium communities";
     homepage = "https://github.com/rr-/szurubooru";