diff --git a/template/alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml b/template/alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..658cbde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+window:
+  padding:
+    x: 18
+    y: 18
+
+font:
+  normal:
+    family: {{FONT}}
+
+  size: {{FONTSIZE}}
+
+colors:
+  primary:
+    background: '{{COLORS.background}}'
+    foreground: '{{COLORS.foreground}}'
+
+  cursor:
+    text: '{{COLORS.foreground}}'
+    cursor: '{{COLORS.cursor}}'
+
+  normal:
+    black:   '{{COLORS.color0}}'
+    red:     '{{COLORS.color1}}'
+    green:   '{{COLORS.color2}}'
+    yellow:  '{{COLORS.color3}}'
+    blue:    '{{COLORS.color4}}'
+    magenta: '{{COLORS.color5}}'
+    cyan:    '{{COLORS.color6}}'
+    white:   '{{COLORS.color7}}'
+
+  bright:
+    black:   '{{COLORS.color8}}'
+    red:     '{{COLORS.color9}}'
+    green:   '{{COLORS.color10}}'
+    yellow:  '{{COLORS.color11}}'
+    blue:    '{{COLORS.color12}}'
+    magenta: '{{COLORS.color13}}'
+    cyan:    '{{COLORS.color14}}'
+    white:   '{{COLORS.color15}}'
diff --git a/template/x/.xinitrc b/template/x/.xinitrc
index 1e78c64..b6be516 100755
--- a/template/x/.xinitrc
+++ b/template/x/.xinitrc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [[ -f ~/.Xdefaults ]] && xrdb -merge -I $HOME ~/.Xdefaults
 
-export TERMINAL=urxvt
+export TERMINAL=alacritty
 export EDITOR=nvim
 
 exec i3