diff --git a/upstart-jobs/default.nix b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
index 09ecf3d6b546..9e2b8281fd89 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/default.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ let
     services = getAttr [ "servicesProposal" ] {} config;
     nameToJobs = name : (
       (
-      let p = ./newProposal + "/${name}.nix";
-          p2 = ./newProposal + "/${name}/default.nix";
+      let p = ./new-proposal + "/${name}.nix";
+          p2 = ./new-proposal + "/${name}/default.nix";
           thisConfig = getAttr [ name ] {} services;
           path = [name];
           args = confgiV : {
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/new-proposal/synergyc.nix b/upstart-jobs/new-proposal/synergyc.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bc880dbdc2c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upstart-jobs/new-proposal/synergyc.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ path, thisConfig, config, lib, pkgs, upstartHelpers } : with upstartHelpers; {
+  options = {
+    description = "synergy client lets you use a shared keyboard, mouse and clipboard";
+    screenName = mkOption {
+      default = "";
+      description = " 
+        use screen-name instead the hostname to identify
+        ourselfs to the server.
+        ";
+      apply = x: "-n '${x}'";
+    };
+    address = mkOption {
+      default = "";
+      description = "server address to connect to";
+    };
+  };
+  jobs = [ ( rec {
+    name = "synergyc";
+
+    # TODO start only when X Server has started as well
+    job = "
+description \"${name}\"
+
+start on network-interfaces/started
+stop on network-interfaces/stop
+
+exec ${pkgs.synergy}/bin/synergyc -f ${configV "adress"} ${configV "screenName"}
+  ";
+  
+} ) ];
+}
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/new-proposal/synergys.nix b/upstart-jobs/new-proposal/synergys.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8c320a07d6f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upstart-jobs/new-proposal/synergys.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+{ path, thisConfig, config, lib, pkgs, upstartHelpers } : with upstartHelpers; {
+  options = {
+    description = "synergy client lets you use a shared keyboard, mouse and clipboard";
+
+    configuration = mkOption {
+      description = "
+        The synergy server configuration file
+      ";
+    };
+    screenName = mkOption {
+      default = "";
+      description = " 
+        use screen-name instead the hostname to identify
+        this screen in the configuration.
+        ";
+      apply = x: "-n '${x}'";
+    };
+    address = mkOption {
+      default = "";
+      description = "listen for clients on the given address";
+      apply = x: "-a '${x}'";
+    };
+  };
+
+  jobs =
+    [ ( rec {
+      name = "synergys";
+
+      extraEtc = [ (autoGeneratedEtcFile { name = name + ".conf"; content = thisConfig.configuration; }) ];
+
+      # TODO start only when X Server has started as well
+  job = "
+description \"${name}\"
+
+start on network-interfaces/started and xserver/started
+stop on network-interfaces/stop or xserver/stop
+
+exec ${pkgs.synergy}/bin/synergys -c /etc/${name}.conf -f ${configV "address"} ${configV "screenName"}
+  ";
+  
+} ) ];
+}
+
+/* Example configuration
+
+section: screens
+  laptop:
+  dm:
+  win:
+end
+section: aliases
+    laptop: 
+      192.168.5.5
+    dm:
+      192.168.5.78
+    win:
+      192.168.5.54
+end
+section: links
+   laptop:
+       left = dm
+   dm:
+       right = laptop
+       left = win
+  win:
+      right = dm
+end
+
+*/