diff --git a/git/.gitconfig b/git/.gitconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b47a7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git/.gitconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[user]
+
+	name = "Hactarus"
+	email = Hactarus@users.noreply.github.com
+
+
+[alias]
+	pushdev = !git push --set-upstream origin "`git branch --no-color 2>/dev/null | grep '*' | sed -e 's/\\* //'`:dev/hactarus/`git branch --no-color 2>/dev/null | grep '*' | sed -e 's/\\* //'`"
+	graph = !git log --oneline --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --date=relative --all --format=format:'%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) - %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset) %C(white)%s%C(reset) %C(dim white)- %an%C(reset)%C(bold yellow)%d%C(reset)\n'
+
+[push]
+	default = simple
+
+[init]
+	defaultBranch = main
+	
+[url "ssh://git@gitlab.com"]
+	insteadOf = "https://www.gitlab.com"
+
+[url "ssh://git@github.com"]
+	insteadOf = "https://www.github.com"
+
+[includeIf "gitdir:~/work"]
+	path = .gitconfig-work
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diff --git a/init b/init
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index d81b5e3..0000000
--- a/init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-locale -a | grep -i "utf8" 2>&1 > /dev/null
-if [[ ! $? -eq 0 ]]; then
-	echo -e "\033[31;1mPlease install utf8 locale\033[0m"
-	exit 1
-fi
-_RDIR=$(cd `dirname $0` && pwd)
-${_RDIR}/bin/homemaker.amd64 -variant $@ ${_RDIR}/common.toml ${_RDIR} 
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diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
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index 0000000..8b8e292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# make sure we have pulled in and updated any submodules
+git submodule init
+git submodule update
+
+# what directories should be installable by all users including the root user
+base=(
+    bash
+)
+
+# folders that should, or only need to be installed for a local user
+useronly=(
+    git
+)
+
+# run the stow command for the passed in directory ($2) in location $1
+stowit() {
+    usr=$1
+    app=$2
+    # -v verbose
+    # -R recursive
+    # -t target
+    stow -v -R -t ${usr} ${app}
+}
+
+echo ""
+echo "Stowing apps for user: ${whoami}"
+
+# install apps available to local users and root
+for app in ${base[@]}; do
+    stowit "${HOME}" $app 
+done
+
+# install only user space folders
+for app in ${useronly[@]}; do
+    if [[! "$(whoami)" = *"root"*]]; then
+        stowit "${HOME}" $app 
+    fi
+done
+
+echo ""
+echo "##### ALL DONE"
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