diff --git a/src/nix/lib.nix b/src/nix/lib.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e3ede6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nix/lib.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ lib }:
+let
+
+  link = url: text:
+    ''link:${url}[${text}]'';
+
+  dockerComposeRef = fragment:
+    ''See ${link "https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/#${fragment}" "Docker Compose#${fragment}"}'';
+
+in
+{
+  inherit
+    dockerComposeRef
+    link
+    ;
+}
diff --git a/src/nix/modules/service/docker-compose-service.nix b/src/nix/modules/service/docker-compose-service.nix
index 6b64e84..350c215 100644
--- a/src/nix/modules/service/docker-compose-service.nix
+++ b/src/nix/modules/service/docker-compose-service.nix
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ let
   inherit (lib) mkOption types;
   inherit (types) listOf nullOr attrsOf str either int bool submodule enum;
 
-  link = url: text:
-    ''link:${url}[${text}]'';
-  dockerComposeRef = fragment:
-    ''See ${link "https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/#${fragment}" "Docker Compose#${fragment}"}'';
+  inherit (import ../../lib.nix { inherit lib; })
+    link
+    dockerComposeRef
+    ;
+
   dockerComposeKitchenSink = ''
     Analogous to the `docker run` counterpart.