diff --git a/modules/drvs/nodejs-no-lock/app.ts b/examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/no-lock/app.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/drvs/nodejs-no-lock/app.ts
rename to examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/no-lock/app.ts
diff --git a/modules/drvs/nodejs-no-lock/default.nix b/examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/no-lock/default.nix
similarity index 78%
rename from modules/drvs/nodejs-no-lock/default.nix
rename to examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/no-lock/default.nix
index ffe30094..c1fe268e 100644
--- a/modules/drvs/nodejs-no-lock/default.nix
+++ b/examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/no-lock/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 {
   lib,
   config,
+  dream2nix,
   ...
 }: let
   l = lib // builtins;
   system = config.deps.stdenv.system;
 in {
   imports = [
-    ../../drv-parts/nodejs-package-json
-    ../../drv-parts/nodejs-granular
+    dream2nix.modules.drv-parts.nodejs-package-json
+    dream2nix.modules.drv-parts.nodejs-granular
   ];
 
   mkDerivation = {
@@ -42,5 +43,5 @@ in {
   version = l.mkForce "0.0.0";
 
   lock.lockFileRel =
-    l.mkForce "/modules/drvs/nodejs-no-lock/lock-${system}.json";
+    l.mkForce "/locks/example-package-nodejs-no-lock/lock-${system}.json";
 }
diff --git a/modules/drvs/nodejs-no-lock/package.json b/examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/no-lock/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/drvs/nodejs-no-lock/package.json
rename to examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/no-lock/package.json
diff --git a/modules/drvs/prettier-devshell/default.nix b/examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/prettier-devshell/default.nix
similarity index 90%
rename from modules/drvs/prettier-devshell/default.nix
rename to examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/prettier-devshell/default.nix
index aaf1a5dd..2f006919 100644
--- a/modules/drvs/prettier-devshell/default.nix
+++ b/examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/prettier-devshell/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 {
   lib,
   config,
+  dream2nix,
   ...
 }: let
   l = lib // builtins;
 in {
   imports = [
-    ../../drv-parts/nodejs-devshell
+    dream2nix.modules.drv-parts.nodejs-devshell
   ];
 
   mkDerivation = {
diff --git a/modules/drvs/prettier-node-modules/default.nix b/examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/prettier-node-modules/default.nix
similarity index 88%
rename from modules/drvs/prettier-node-modules/default.nix
rename to examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/prettier-node-modules/default.nix
index 1f5f83ff..2e2afea6 100644
--- a/modules/drvs/prettier-node-modules/default.nix
+++ b/examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/prettier-node-modules/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 {
   lib,
   config,
+  dream2nix,
   ...
 }: let
   l = lib // builtins;
 in {
   imports = [
-    ../../drv-parts/nodejs-node-modules
+    dream2nix.modules.drv-parts.nodejs-node-modules
   ];
 
   mkDerivation = {
diff --git a/modules/drvs/prettier/default.nix b/examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/prettier/default.nix
similarity index 80%
rename from modules/drvs/prettier/default.nix
rename to examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/prettier/default.nix
index 9c3eb4a7..0006f65a 100644
--- a/modules/drvs/prettier/default.nix
+++ b/examples/dream2nix-packages-nodejs/prettier/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 {
   lib,
   config,
+  dream2nix,
   ...
 }: let
   l = lib // builtins;
 in {
   imports = [
-    ../../drv-parts/nodejs-package-lock
-    ../../drv-parts/nodejs-granular
+    dream2nix.modules.drv-parts.nodejs-package-lock
+    dream2nix.modules.drv-parts.nodejs-granular
   ];
 
   mkDerivation = {
diff --git a/modules/drvs/ansible/default.nix b/examples/dream2nix-packages-python/ansible/default.nix
similarity index 88%
rename from modules/drvs/ansible/default.nix
rename to examples/dream2nix-packages-python/ansible/default.nix
index 488b0837..20367119 100644
--- a/modules/drvs/ansible/default.nix
+++ b/examples/dream2nix-packages-python/ansible/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 {
   config,
   lib,
+  dream2nix,
   ...
 }: let
   l = lib // builtins;
 in {
   imports = [
-    ../../drv-parts/pip
+    dream2nix.modules.drv-parts.pip
   ];
 
   deps = {nixpkgs, ...}: {
diff --git a/modules/drvs/apache-airflow/default.nix b/examples/dream2nix-packages-python/apache-airflow/default.nix
similarity index 97%
rename from modules/drvs/apache-airflow/default.nix
rename to examples/dream2nix-packages-python/apache-airflow/default.nix
index 7b766508..9b810bb3 100644
--- a/modules/drvs/apache-airflow/default.nix
+++ b/examples/dream2nix-packages-python/apache-airflow/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 {
   config,
   lib,
+  dream2nix,
   ...
 }: let
   l = lib // builtins;
   python = config.deps.python;
 in {
   imports = [
-    ../../drv-parts/pip
+    dream2nix.modules.drv-parts.pip
   ];
 
   deps = {
diff --git a/modules/drvs/isso/default.nix b/examples/dream2nix-packages-python/isso/default.nix
similarity index 91%
rename from modules/drvs/isso/default.nix
rename to examples/dream2nix-packages-python/isso/default.nix
index b581c2d0..fabfa420 100644
--- a/modules/drvs/isso/default.nix
+++ b/examples/dream2nix-packages-python/isso/default.nix
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 {
   config,
   lib,
+  dream2nix,
   ...
 }: let
   l = lib // builtins;
 in {
   imports = [
-    ../../drv-parts/nodejs-package-lock
-    ../../drv-parts/nodejs-granular
-    ../../drv-parts/pip
+    dream2nix.modules.drv-parts.nodejs-package-lock
+    dream2nix.modules.drv-parts.nodejs-granular
+    dream2nix.modules.drv-parts.pip
   ];
 
   name = "isso";
diff --git a/modules/drvs/odoo/default.nix b/examples/dream2nix-packages-python/odoo/default.nix
similarity index 97%
rename from modules/drvs/odoo/default.nix
rename to examples/dream2nix-packages-python/odoo/default.nix
index 51f551d4..f5e6164e 100644
--- a/modules/drvs/odoo/default.nix
+++ b/examples/dream2nix-packages-python/odoo/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   config,
   lib,
+  dream2nix,
   ...
 }: let
   l = lib // builtins;
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
   };
 in {
   imports = [
-    ../../drv-parts/pip
+    dream2nix.modules.drv-parts.pip
   ];
 
   deps = {nixpkgs, ...}: {
diff --git a/modules/drvs/pillow/default.nix b/examples/dream2nix-packages-python/pillow/default.nix
similarity index 94%
rename from modules/drvs/pillow/default.nix
rename to examples/dream2nix-packages-python/pillow/default.nix
index c715cd92..0d455707 100644
--- a/modules/drvs/pillow/default.nix
+++ b/examples/dream2nix-packages-python/pillow/default.nix
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 {
   config,
   lib,
+  dream2nix,
   ...
 }: let
   l = lib // builtins;
 in {
   imports = [
-    ../../drv-parts/pip
+    dream2nix.modules.drv-parts.pip
   ];
 
   deps = {nixpkgs, ...}: {
diff --git a/examples/dream2nix-packages/derivation/default.nix b/examples/dream2nix-packages-simple/derivation/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/dream2nix-packages/derivation/default.nix
rename to examples/dream2nix-packages-simple/derivation/default.nix
diff --git a/examples/dream2nix-packages/htop-with-flags/default.nix b/examples/dream2nix-packages-simple/htop-with-flags/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/dream2nix-packages/htop-with-flags/default.nix
rename to examples/dream2nix-packages-simple/htop-with-flags/default.nix
diff --git a/examples/dream2nix-packages/mkDerivation/default.nix b/examples/dream2nix-packages-simple/mkDerivation/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/dream2nix-packages/mkDerivation/default.nix
rename to examples/dream2nix-packages-simple/mkDerivation/default.nix
diff --git a/modules/drvs/nodejs-no-lock/lock-x86_64-linux.json b/locks/example-package-nodejs-no-lock/lock-x86_64-linux.json
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/drvs/nodejs-no-lock/lock-x86_64-linux.json
rename to locks/example-package-nodejs-no-lock/lock-x86_64-linux.json
diff --git a/modules/drvs/ansible/lock-x86_64-linux.json b/locks/example-package-python-ansible/lock-x86_64-linux.json
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/drvs/ansible/lock-x86_64-linux.json
rename to locks/example-package-python-ansible/lock-x86_64-linux.json
diff --git a/modules/drvs/apache-airflow/cache-x86_64-linux.json b/locks/example-package-python-apache-airflow/cache-x86_64-linux.json
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/drvs/apache-airflow/cache-x86_64-linux.json
rename to locks/example-package-python-apache-airflow/cache-x86_64-linux.json
diff --git a/modules/drvs/apache-airflow/lock-x86_64-linux.json b/locks/example-package-python-apache-airflow/lock-x86_64-linux.json
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/drvs/apache-airflow/lock-x86_64-linux.json
rename to locks/example-package-python-apache-airflow/lock-x86_64-linux.json
diff --git a/modules/drvs/isso/lock-x86_64-linux.json b/locks/example-package-python-isso/lock-x86_64-linux.json
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/drvs/isso/lock-x86_64-linux.json
rename to locks/example-package-python-isso/lock-x86_64-linux.json
diff --git a/modules/drvs/odoo/lock-x86_64-linux.json b/locks/example-package-python-odoo/lock-x86_64-linux.json
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/drvs/odoo/lock-x86_64-linux.json
rename to locks/example-package-python-odoo/lock-x86_64-linux.json
diff --git a/modules/drvs/pillow/lock-x86_64-linux.json b/locks/example-package-python-pillow/lock-x86_64-linux.json
similarity index 100%
rename from modules/drvs/pillow/lock-x86_64-linux.json
rename to locks/example-package-python-pillow/lock-x86_64-linux.json
diff --git a/modules/flake-parts/checks.nix b/modules/flake-parts/checks.nix
index 4a687dfb..7cf5fa9c 100644
--- a/modules/flake-parts/checks.nix
+++ b/modules/flake-parts/checks.nix
@@ -13,20 +13,22 @@
   }: let
     inherit
       (lib)
-      mapAttrs'
+      filterAttrs
       flip
+      foldl
+      hasPrefix
+      mapAttrs'
+      mapAttrsToList
+      removePrefix
       ;
     inherit
       (builtins)
-      mapAttrs
       readDir
       ;
 
     # A module imported into every package setting up the eval cache
     setup = {config, ...}: {
-      lock.lockFileRel = "/modules/drvs/${config.name}/lock-${system}.json";
       lock.repoRoot = self;
-      eval-cache.cacheFileRel = "/modules/drvs/${config.name}/cache-${system}.json";
       eval-cache.repoRoot = self;
       eval-cache.enable = true;
       deps.npm = inputs.nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system}.nodejs.pkgs.npm.override (old: rec {
@@ -39,13 +41,9 @@
     };
 
     # evaluates the package behind a given module
-    makeDrv = module: let
+    makeDrv = modules: let
       evaled = lib.evalModules {
-        modules = [
-          self.modules.drv-parts.core
-          module
-          setup
-        ];
+        modules = modules ++ [self.modules.drv-parts.core];
         specialArgs.packageSets = {
           nixpkgs = inputs.nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
           writers = config.writers;
@@ -55,22 +53,44 @@
     in
       evaled.config.public;
 
-    examples = readDir (self + /examples/dream2nix-packages);
+    examplePackagesDirs =
+      filterAttrs
+      (name: _: hasPrefix "dream2nix-packages" name)
+      (readDir (self + "/examples"));
 
-    exampleModules =
-      flip mapAttrs examples
-      (name: _: self + /examples/dream2nix-packages + "/${name}");
+    readExamples = dirName: let
+      prefix = removePrefix "dream2nix-packages-" dirName;
+      examplesPath = self + /examples + "/${dirName}";
+      examples = readDir examplesPath;
+    in
+      flip mapAttrs' examples
+      (name: _: {
+        name = "example-package-${prefix}-${name}";
+        value = examplesPath + "/${name}";
+      });
 
-    allModules' = self.modules.drvs // exampleModules;
+    allExamples = mapAttrsToList (dirName: _: readExamples dirName) examplePackagesDirs;
+
+    exampleModules = foldl (a: b: a // b) {} allExamples;
+
+    # TODO: remove this line once everything is migrated to the new structure
+    allModules' = self.modules.drvs or {} // exampleModules;
 
     allModules = flip mapAttrs' allModules' (name: module: {
-      name = "example-package-${name}";
-      value = module;
+      inherit name;
+      value = [
+        module
+        setup
+        {
+          lock.lockFileRel = "/locks/${name}/lock-${system}.json";
+          eval-cache.cacheFileRel = "/locks/${name}/cache-${system}.json";
+        }
+      ];
     });
   in {
-    # map all modules in ../drvs to a package output in the flake.
+    # map all modules in /examples to a package output in the flake.
     checks =
-      lib.mapAttrs (_: drvModule: makeDrv drvModule)
+      lib.mapAttrs (_: drvModules: makeDrv drvModules)
       allModules;
   };
 }