diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 5db430c..fadc457 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
-# Install Homebrew & Homebrew packages
+# install Homebrew & packages
 cd $HOME/dotfiles/brew
 sh ./brew.sh
 cd -
 
-# Set up zsh
+# set up Zsh
 touch $HOME/.zshrc
 echo 'source $HOME/dotfiles/.zshrc' >> $HOME/.zshrc
 source $HOME/.zshrc
 
+# configure Ghostty
+echo 'config-file = "~/dotfiles/settings/ghostty/config"' >> $HOME/Library/Application\ Support/com.mitchellh.ghostty/config
+
 # create git config
 touch $HOME/.gitconfig
 echo '[include]\n  path = ~/dotfiles/git/.gitconfig' >> $HOME/.gitconfig
 
-# Set up nvm
+# set up nvm
 mkdir -p $HOME/.nvm
 nvm install --lts
 nvm alias default lts/*
 
-# Install global Node deps
+# install global Node deps
 npm-globals
diff --git a/settings/ghostty/config b/settings/ghostty/config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0cc6a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings/ghostty/config
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#settings
+copy-on-select = clipboard
+cursor-style = block
+keybind = global:cmd+grave_accent=toggle_quick_terminal
+shell-integration-features = no-cursor
+unfocused-split-opacity = 0.5
+window-inherit-working-directory = false
+
+#sizing
+adjust-cell-height = 4
+window-padding-x = 16
+window-padding-y = 8
+
+# text
+font-family="Dank Mono"
+font-size = 16
+font-thicken = true
+
+#colors
+palette = 0=#5F6672
+palette = 1=#E06C75
+palette = 2=#98C379
+palette = 3=#E5C07B
+palette = 4=#61AFEF
+palette = 5=#B57EDC
+palette = 6=#56B6C2
+palette = 7=#A9B2C3
+palette = 8=#5F6672
+palette = 9=#E06C75
+palette = 10=#98C379
+palette = 11=#E5C07B
+palette = 12=#61AFEF
+palette = 13=#B57EDC
+palette = 14=#56B6C2
+palette = 15=#A9B2C3
+
+background = #181A1F
+foreground = #A9B2C3 
+cursor-color = #A9B2C3
+selection-background = #A9B2C3
+selection-foreground = #0D1117
+
+bold-color = #FFFFFF
+split-divider-color = #21252B
+