diff --git a/alacritty.yml b/alacritty.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e756da0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alacritty.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+# Font configuration (changes require restart)
+font:
+  # The normal (roman) font face to use.
+  # Style can be specified to pick a specific face.
+  normal:
+    family: "JetBrains Mono"
+    # family: "Fira Code"
+    # family: "Source Code Pro"
+    # style: Retina
+
+  # The bold font face
+  bold:
+    family: "JetBrains Mono"
+    # family: "Fira Code"
+    # family: "Source Code Pro"
+
+  # The italic font face
+  italic:
+    family: "JetBrains Mono"
+    # family: "Fira Code"
+    # family: "Source Code Pro"
+    # style: "Medium Italic"
+
+  # Point size of the font
+  size: 14.0
+key_bindings:
+  - { key: N, mods: Command, action: SpawnNewInstance }
+
+# Configuration for Alacritty, the GPU enhanced terminal emulator
+
+# Any items in the `env` entry below will be added as
+# environment variables. Some entries may override variables
+# set by alacritty it self.
+env:
+  # TERM env customization.
+  #
+  # If this property is not set, alacritty will set it to xterm-256color.
+  #
+  # Note that some xterm terminfo databases don't declare support for italics.
+  # You can verify this by checking for the presence of `smso` and `sitm` in
+  # `infocmp xterm-256color`.
+  TERM: xterm-256color
+
+window:
+  # Adds this many blank pixels of padding around the window
+  # Units are physical pixels; this is not DPI aware.
+  # (change requires restart)
+  padding:
+    x: 2
+    y: 2
+
+
+# Colors (Solarized Light)
+colors:
+  # Default colors
+  primary:
+    background: '0xfdf6e3' # base3
+    foreground: '0x657b83' # base00
+
+  # Cursor colors
+  cursor:
+    text:   '0xfdf6e3' # base3
+    cursor: '0x657b83' # base00
+
+  # Normal colors
+  normal:
+    black:   '0x073642' # base02
+    red:     '0xdc322f' # red
+    green:   '0x859900' # green
+    yellow:  '0xb58900' # yellow
+    blue:    '0x268bd2' # blue
+    magenta: '0xd33682' # magenta
+    cyan:    '0x2aa198' # cyan
+    white:   '0xeee8d5' # base2
+
+  # Bright colors
+  bright:
+    black:   '0x002b36' # base03
+    red:     '0xcb4b16' # orange
+    green:   '0x586e75' # base01
+    yellow:  '0x657b83' # base00
+    blue:    '0x839496' # base0
+    magenta: '0x6c71c4' # violet
+    cyan:    '0x93a1a1' # base1
+    white:   '0xfdf6e3' # base3
diff --git a/chunkwmrc b/chunkwmrc
index 80cfd1b..1d27e7c 100755
--- a/chunkwmrc
+++ b/chunkwmrc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ chunkc core::log_file stdout
 #       - none, debug, warn, error
 #
 
-chunkc core::log_level error
+chunkc core::log_level debug
 
 #
 # NOTE: specify the absolutepath to the directory to use when
diff --git a/gitconfig b/gitconfig
index c58dbb2..42886fb 100644
--- a/gitconfig
+++ b/gitconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	ignorecase = false
 [user]
 	name = Jan Wirth
-	email = jan.wirth@mercedes-benz.io
+	email = jan@scalab.app
 [filter "lfs"]
 	clean = git-lfs clean -- %f
 	smudge = git-lfs smudge -- %f
diff --git a/install.conf.yaml b/install.conf.yaml
index c733ef3..59ecdb0 100644
--- a/install.conf.yaml
+++ b/install.conf.yaml
@@ -5,17 +5,15 @@
 - clean: ['~']
 
 - link:
+    ~/.alacritty.yml:
+      path: alacritty.yml
     ~/.zshrc:
-      force: true
       path: zshrc
     ~/.gitconfig:
-      force: true
       path: gitconfig
     ~/.skhdrc:
-      force: true
       path: skhdrc
     ~/.chunkwmrc:
-      force: true
       path: chunkwmrc
     ~/.xinitrc:
       path: xinitrc
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 29fbb85..3f4d40a 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # If you come from bash you might have to change your $PATH.
 export PATH=$HOME/.npm/bin:$PATH
 export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH
+export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
 
 # Path to your oh-my-zsh installation.
 export ZSH=~/.oh-my-zsh
@@ -207,3 +208,4 @@ if [ -f '/Users/wirthjan/google-cloud-sdk/path.zsh.inc' ]; then . '/Users/wirthj
 
 # The next line enables shell command completion for gcloud.
 if [ -f '/Users/wirthjan/google-cloud-sdk/completion.zsh.inc' ]; then . '/Users/wirthjan/google-cloud-sdk/completion.zsh.inc'; fi
+