diff --git a/dot_tmux.conf b/dot_tmux.conf
index 15aa269..dd12d35 100644
--- a/dot_tmux.conf
+++ b/dot_tmux.conf
@@ -1,11 +1,38 @@
 set-window-option -g xterm-keys on
 
+# make tmux respect terminal color settings
+set -g default-terminal "tmux-256color"
+
 set -s escape-time 10 # faster command timeout
 set -g history-limit 10000
 
 set -g status-interval 2
+
+# enable mouse
 set-option -g mouse on
 
+# remap prefix key to Ctrl+S
+unbind C-b
+set-option -g prefix C-s
+bind-key C-s send-prefix
+
+# split windows with | and ^
+bind | split-window -h
+unbind %
+bind ^ split-window -v
+unbind '"'
+
+# start counting windows from 1
+set -g base-index 1
+setw -g pane-base-index 1
+
+# don't do anything when a 'bell' rings
+set -g visual-activity off
+set -g visual-bell off
+set -g visual-silence off
+setw -g monitor-activity off
+set -g bell-action none
+
 # make scrolling with wheels work
 bind -n WheelUpPane if-shell -F -t = "#{mouse_any_flag}" "send-keys -M" "if -Ft= '#{pane_in_mode}' 'send-keys -M' 'select-pane -t=; copy-mode -e; send-keys -M'"
 bind -n WheelDownPane select-pane -t= \; send-keys -M
@@ -22,6 +49,11 @@ set -g @plugin 'kiyoon/treemux'
 
 run -b '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
 
+# status bar
+set -g status-position bottom
+setw -g window-status-current-style 'fg=black bg=red'
+setw -g window-status-current-format ' #I #W #F '
+
 # set -g status-right '#{cpu_bg_color} CPU: #{cpu_percentage} GPU: #{gpu} RAM: #{ram}| %a %h-%d %H:%M '
 # Status line color
 set -g status-style fg=colour136,bg=colour235
diff --git a/dot_zshrc b/dot_zshrc
index 173df12..5cd9d3d 100644
--- a/dot_zshrc
+++ b/dot_zshrc
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# autostart tmux if possible
+if command -v tmux &> /dev/null && [ -z "$TMUX" ]; then
+    exec tmux
+fi
+
 # Enable Powerlevel10k instant prompt. Should stay close to the top of ~/.zshrc.
 # Initialization code that may require console input (password prompts, [y/n]
 # confirmations, etc.) must go above this block; everything else may go below.
@@ -17,6 +22,8 @@ LOCAL_ENV_FILE="$HOME/.environment.local"
 ALIAS_FILE="$HOME/.aliases"
 LOCAL_ALIAS_FILE="$HOME/.aliases.local"
 
+
+
 source $ENV_FILE
 if [ -f $LOCAL_ENV_FILE ]; then
     source $LOCAL_ENV_FILE
@@ -43,5 +50,3 @@ export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
 [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm
 [ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"  # This loads nvm bash_completion
 [ -s "$HOME/.cargo/env" ] && \. "$HOME/.cargo/env"  # Load cargo env
-
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