diff --git a/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml b/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a1263e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+[bell]
+animation = "EaseOutExpo"
+color = "#666666"
+duration = 30
+
+[colors.primary]
+background = "#1d1f21"
+foreground = "#c5c8c6"
+
+[font]
+size = 7.0
+
+[[keyboard.bindings]]
+action = "Paste"
+key = "V"
+mode = "~Vi"
+mods = "Control|Shift"
+
+[[keyboard.bindings]]
+action = "Copy"
+key = "C"
+mods = "Control|Shift"
+
+[[keyboard.bindings]]
+action = "SearchForward"
+key = "F"
+mode = "~Search"
+mods = "Control|Shift"
+
+[window]
+opacity = 0.8
diff --git a/.config/alacritty/alacritty_full.toml b/.config/alacritty/alacritty_full.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e7e46d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/alacritty/alacritty_full.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[bell]
+animation = "EaseOutExpo"
+color = "#333333"
+duration = 100
+
+[colors.primary]
+background = "#1d1f21"
+foreground = "#c5c8c6"
+
+[font]
+size = 9.0
+
+[window]
+decorations = "none"
+opacity = 0.75
+startup_mode = "Maximized"
+
+[window.position]
+x = 0
+y = 0
diff --git a/home.nix b/home.nix
index de93fa4..39440f2 100755
--- a/home.nix
+++ b/home.nix
@@ -5,15 +5,19 @@
   home.homeDirectory = "/home/felix";
 
   home.file.".config/ssh-find-agent.sh".source = ./.config/ssh-find-agent.sh;
-  # link the configuration file in current directory to the specified location in home directory
 
-  # link all files in `./scripts` to `~/.config/i3/scripts`
+  home.file.".config/alacritty" = {
+    source = ./.config/alacritty;
+    recursive = true;
+  };
+
   # home.file.".config/i3/scripts" = {
   #   source = ./scripts;
   #   recursive = true;   # link recursively
   #   executable = true;  # make all files executable
   # };
 
+
   # encode the file content in nix configuration file directly
   # home.file.".xxx".text = ''
   #     xxx