diff --git a/nixos/home.nix b/nixos/home.nix
index 17d67a8e..31419636 100644
--- a/nixos/home.nix
+++ b/nixos/home.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 {
   programs = {
     home-manager.enable = true;
+
     zsh = { 
       enable = true;
       history = { 
@@ -33,9 +34,71 @@
       sessionVariables = { TERM="xterm-256color"; EDITOR="vim"; VISUAL="vim"; PAGER="less"; };
       shellAliases = { tmate = "tmux detach-client -E 'tmate;tmux'"; };
     };
+
+    alacritty = {
+      enable = true;
+      settings = {
+        window.decorations = "none";
+        window.startup_mode = "Fullscreen";
+
+        scrolling = {
+          history = 32000;
+          multiplier = 3;
+          faux_multiplier = 3;
+          auto_scroll = false;
+        };
+
+        tabspaces = 4;
+
+        font = {
+          family = "DejaVu Sans Mono for Powerline";
+          size = 12.0;
+        };
+
+        draw_bold_text_with_bright_colors = true;
+
+        colors = { 
+          primary = {
+            background= "0x002b36";
+            foreground= "0x839496";
+            
+          };
+
+          normal = {
+            black=   "0x073642";
+            red=     "0xdc322f";
+            green=   "0x859900";
+            yellow=  "0xb58900";
+            blue=    "0x268bd2";
+            magenta= "0xd33682";
+            cyan=    "0x2aa198";
+            white=   "0xeee8d5";
+          };
+
+          bright = {
+            black=   "0x002b36";
+            red=     "0xcb4b16";
+            green=   "0x586e75";
+            yellow=  "0x657b83";
+            blue=    "0x839496";
+            magenta= "0x6c71c4";
+            cyan=    "0x93a1a1";
+            white=   "0xfdf6e3";
+          };
+
+        background_opacity= 1.0;
+        dynamic_title= true;
+      };
+        cursor= {
+          style = "Block";
+          unfocused_hollow= true;
+        };
+        live_config_reload= true;
+      };
+    };
+
     firefox.enable = true;
     chromium.enable = true;
-    alacritty.enable = true;
     go.enable = true;
     bat.enable = true;
   };
diff --git a/nixos/up.sh b/nixos/up.sh
index 02a72df3..502bbbd8 100755
--- a/nixos/up.sh
+++ b/nixos/up.sh
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ ln -vfs "$DIR/tools" ~/
 mkdir -vp ~/.config/terminator
 rm -f ~/.config/terminator/config
 ln "$DIR/.config/terminator/config" ~/.config/terminator/config
-mkdir -vp "$HOME/.config/alacritty/"
-ln -vfs "$DIR/.alacritty.yml" "$HOME/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml"
 mkdir -p ~/.cargo/
 echo "all links done"