diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..66fdfa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+echo "Setting up the stuff..."
+
+echo "Updating arch"
+sudo pacman -Syyu
+sudo pacman -S ripgrep fd neovim make stow
+
+
+# tmux plugin manager and theme
+git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
+
diff --git a/tmux/.tmux.conf b/tmux/.tmux.conf
index 19c0be9..413bd49 100644
--- a/tmux/.tmux.conf
+++ b/tmux/.tmux.conf
@@ -19,3 +19,11 @@ bind -n M-Up select-pane -U
 bind -n M-Down select-pane -D
 
 
+# tmux plugin manager and theme
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
+set -g @plugin 'o0th/tmux-nova'
+
+
+# Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
+run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'