diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b5aef0f..a7d829d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ symlinks = \
 		   gemrc \
 		   gitconfig \
 		   gitignore \
+			 git_templates \
 		   pryrc \
 		   ruby-version \
 		   vimrc \
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ ruby = $(HOME)/.rubies/ruby-$(ruby_version)
 bundler = $(ruby)/bin/bundle
 cocoapods = $(ruby)/bin/pod
 
-ruby: | $(ruby) $(bundler) $(cocoapods)
+ruby: | $(ruby) $(bundler) $(fit-commit)
 
 $(ruby): | $(fry) $(HOME)/.ruby-version $(cellar)/ruby-install
 	ruby-install ruby $(ruby_version)
@@ -111,8 +112,8 @@ gem = $(ruby)/bin/gem
 $(bundler): | $(ruby)
 	$(gem) install bundler
 
-$(cocoapods): | $(ruby)
-	$(gem) install cocoapods
+$(fit-commit): | $(ruby)
+	$(gem) install fit-commit
 
 # vim
 
diff --git a/git_templates/hooks/commit-msg b/git_templates/hooks/commit-msg
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..69712fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git_templates/hooks/commit-msg
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+#
+# This hook will attempt to setup your environment before running checks.
+
+if which rvm > /dev/null 2>&1
+then cmd="rvm default do ruby"
+elif which rbenv > /dev/null 2>&1
+then cmd="rbenv exec ruby"
+else cmd="ruby"
+fi
+
+export COMMIT_MESSAGE_PATH=$1
+if [ -z "$COMMIT_MESSAGE_PATH" ]; then
+  >&2 echo "fit-commit: WARNING: Skipping checks because the Git hook was not passed the"
+  >&2 echo "fit-commit: commit message file path. This is usually \`.git/COMMIT_EDITMSG\`."
+  >&2 echo "fit-commit: This hook was called via: $0 $*"
+  >&2 echo "fit-commit: Please submit a bug report with the project:"
+  >&2 echo "fit-commit: https://github.com/m1foley/fit-commit/issues"
+  exit 0
+fi
+if [ ! -r "$COMMIT_MESSAGE_PATH" ]; then
+  >&2 echo "fit-commit: WARNING: Skipping checks because the commit message file cannot be read:"
+  >&2 echo "fit-commit: $COMMIT_MESSAGE_PATH"
+  >&2 echo "fit-commit: This hook was called via: $0 $*"
+  >&2 echo "fit-commit: Please submit a bug report with the project:"
+  >&2 echo "fit-commit: https://github.com/m1foley/fit-commit/issues"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+export GIT_BRANCH_NAME=`git name-rev --name-only HEAD`
+if [ -z "$GIT_BRANCH_NAME" ]; then
+  >&2 echo "fit-commit: WARNING: Skipping checks because the Git branch cannot be determined."
+  >&2 echo "fit-commit: Please submit a bug report with the project:"
+  >&2 echo "fit-commit: https://github.com/m1foley/fit-commit/issues"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+${cmd} -rrubygems -e '
+  begin
+    require "fit_commit"
+    true
+  rescue LoadError => e
+    $stderr.puts <<-MESSAGE
+fit-commit: WARNING: Skipping checks because: #{e}
+fit-commit: Did you set your Ruby version?
+MESSAGE
+    false
+  end and FitCommit.run
+' < /dev/tty
diff --git a/gitconfig b/gitconfig
index a56b7d1..9c4e026 100644
--- a/gitconfig
+++ b/gitconfig
@@ -55,3 +55,5 @@
 	clean = git-lfs clean %f
 	smudge = git-lfs smudge %f
 	required = true
+[init]
+	templatedir = ~/.git_templates