diff --git a/files/alacritty.toml b/files/alacritty.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8512809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/alacritty.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+[font]
+normal = { family = "monospace", style = "Regular" }
+
+[colors]
+  [colors.primary]
+  # Terminal stying
+  # Defaults
+  # foreground = "#d8d8d8"
+  # background = "#181818"
+
+  foreground = "#000000"
+  background = "#ffffff"
+
+  [colors.normal]
+  # Defaults
+  # black = "#181818"
+  # red = "#ac4242"
+  # green = "#90a959"
+  # yellow = "#f4bf75"
+  # blue = "#6a9fb5"
+  # magenta = "#aa759f"
+  # cyan = "#75b5aa"
+  # white = "#d8d8d8"
+
+  black = "#353535"
+  red = "#e84f4f"
+  green = "#77d62f"
+  yellow = "#e1aa5d"
+  blue = "#7dc1cf"
+  magenta = "#9b64fb"
+  cyan = "#6d878d"
+  white = "#dddddd"
+
+  [colors.dim]
+  # Defaults
+  # black = "#0f0f0f"
+  # red = "#712b2b"
+  # green = "#5f6f3a"
+  # yellow = "#a17e4d"
+  # blue = "#456877"
+  # magenta = "#704d68"
+  # cyan = "#4d7770"
+  # white = "#8e8e8e"
+
+  black = "#0f0f0f"
+  red = "#712b2b"
+  green = "#5f6f3a"
+  yellow = "#a17e4d"
+  blue = "#456877"
+  magenta = "#704d68"
+  cyan = "#4d7770"
+  white = "#8e8e8e"
+
+[selection]
+save_to_clipboard = true
+
+[keyboard]
+bindings = [{ key = "N", mods = "Control | Shift", action = "SpawnNewInstance" },]
diff --git a/tasks/setup.yml b/tasks/setup.yml
index 85440f0..1b8da9e 100644
--- a/tasks/setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@
   notify: restart powertop
   when: platform == "laptop"
 
+- name: create alacritty configuration dir
+  file:
+    path: '{{ xdg_config_dir }}/alacritty'
+    state: directory
+
+- name: copy alacritty configuration
+  copy:
+    dest: '{{ xdg_config_dir }}/alacritty/alacritty.toml'
+    src: 'files/alacritty.toml'
+
 - name: enable fstrim timer
   become: true
   systemd: