diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.swo
+*.swp
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Sia Skynet Production Server Setup Guide
+
+TODO: import dropbox paper stuff into here
diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
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+# ~/.bashrc: executed by bash(1) for non-login shells.
+# see /usr/share/doc/bash/examples/startup-files (in the package bash-doc)
+# for examples
+
+# If not running interactively, don't do anything
+case $- in
+    *i*) ;;
+      *) return;;
+esac
+
+# don't put duplicate lines or lines starting with space in the history.
+# See bash(1) for more options
+HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth
+
+# append to the history file, don't overwrite it
+shopt -s histappend
+
+# for setting history length see HISTSIZE and HISTFILESIZE in bash(1)
+HISTSIZE=1000
+HISTFILESIZE=2000
+
+# check the window size after each command and, if necessary,
+# update the values of LINES and COLUMNS.
+shopt -s checkwinsize
+
+# If set, the pattern "**" used in a pathname expansion context will
+# match all files and zero or more directories and subdirectories.
+#shopt -s globstar
+
+# make less more friendly for non-text input files, see lesspipe(1)
+#[ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] && eval "$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)"
+
+# set variable identifying the chroot you work in (used in the prompt below)
+if [ -z "${debian_chroot:-}" ] && [ -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then
+    debian_chroot=$(cat /etc/debian_chroot)
+fi
+
+# set a fancy prompt (non-color, unless we know we "want" color)
+case "$TERM" in
+    alacritty|xterm-color|*-256color) color_prompt=yes;;
+esac
+
+# uncomment for a colored prompt, if the terminal has the capability; turned
+# off by default to not distract the user: the focus in a terminal window
+# should be on the output of commands, not on the prompt
+#force_color_prompt=yes
+
+if [ -n "$force_color_prompt" ]; then
+    if [ -x /usr/bin/tput ] && tput setaf 1 >&/dev/null; then
+	# We have color support; assume it's compliant with Ecma-48
+	# (ISO/IEC-6429). (Lack of such support is extremely rare, and such
+	# a case would tend to support setf rather than setaf.)
+	color_prompt=yes
+    else
+	color_prompt=
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$color_prompt" = yes ]; then
+    PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ '
+else
+    PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\$ '
+fi
+unset color_prompt force_color_prompt
+
+# If this is an xterm set the title to user@host:dir
+case "$TERM" in
+xterm*|rxvt*)
+    PS1="\[\e]0;${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h: \w\a\]$PS1"
+    ;;
+*)
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# enable color support of ls and also add handy aliases
+if [ -x /usr/bin/dircolors ]; then
+    test -r ~/.dircolors && eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dircolors)" || eval "$(dircolors -b)"
+    alias ls='ls --color=auto'
+    #alias dir='dir --color=auto'
+    #alias vdir='vdir --color=auto'
+
+    #alias grep='grep --color=auto'
+    #alias fgrep='fgrep --color=auto'
+    #alias egrep='egrep --color=auto'
+fi
+
+# colored GCC warnings and errors
+#export GCC_COLORS='error=01;31:warning=01;35:note=01;36:caret=01;32:locus=01:quote=01'
+
+# some more ls aliases
+#alias ll='ls -l'
+#alias la='ls -A'
+#alias l='ls -CF'
+
+# Alias definitions.
+# You may want to put all your additions into a separate file like
+# ~/.bash_aliases, instead of adding them here directly.
+# See /usr/share/doc/bash-doc/examples in the bash-doc package.
+
+if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
+    . ~/.bash_aliases
+fi
+
+# enable programmable completion features (you don't need to enable
+# this, if it's already enabled in /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/profile
+# sources /etc/bash.bashrc).
+if ! shopt -oq posix; then
+  if [ -f /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion ]; then
+    . /usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion
+  elif [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then
+    . /etc/bash_completion
+  fi
+fi
+export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games:/usr/local/go/bin
+export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games:/usr/local/go/bin:/home/skynet/go/bin
diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
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+# remap prefix from 'C-b' to 'C-a'
+unbind C-b
+set-option -g prefix C-a
+bind-key C-a send-prefix
+
+# split panes using | and -
+bind | split-window -h
+bind - split-window -v
+unbind '"'
+unbind %
+
+# reload config file (change file location to your the tmux.conf you want to use)
+bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf
+
+set -g visual-activity off
+set -g mouse on