diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c299ce8..725b219 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ dotfiles:
 		f=$$(basename $$file); \
 		ln -sfn $$file $(HOME)/$$f; \
 	done
+
+bootstrap:
+	sh ./install.sh
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f4705f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# install.sh
+#	This script installs my basic setup for a debian laptop
+
+USERNAME=fschl
+
+apt_sources() {
+    cat <<-EOF > /etc/apt/sources.list
+deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
+deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
+
+deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
+deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
+
+# jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
+deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
+deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
+EOF
+    
+}
+
+base_applications() {
+    apt-get update
+    apt-get upgrade
+
+    apt-get install -y \
+            alsa-utils \
+            apt-transport-https \
+            automake \
+            bash-completion \
+            bzip2 \
+            ca-certificates \
+            cmake \
+            coreutils \
+            curl \
+            gcc \
+            git \
+            gnupg \
+            gnupg-agent \
+            gnupg-curl \
+            grep \
+            locales \
+            make \
+            mount \
+            net-tools \
+            rxvt-unicode-256color \
+            ssh \
+            sudo \
+            tar \
+            tree \
+            xclip \
+            zip \
+            --no-install-recommends
+
+    install_i3
+
+    apt-get autoremove
+    apt-get autoclean
+    apt-get clean
+
+}
+
+install_i3() {
+    apt-get update
+    apt-get install -y \
+            feh \
+            i3 \
+            i3lock \
+            i3status \
+            scrot \
+            slim \
+            --install-no-recommends
+    
+}
+
+get_dotfiles() {
+
+    (
+        cd "/home$USERNAME"
+
+        git clone https://github.com/fschl/dotfiles.git "/home/$USERNAME/dotfiles"
+        cd "/home/$USERNAME/dotfiles"
+
+        make
+
+        cd "/home/$USERNAME"
+        git clone https://github.com/fschl/dockerfiles.git "/home/$USERNAME/dockerfiles"
+
+        git clone https://github.com/fschl/.emacs.d.git "/home/$USERNAME/.emacs.d"        
+    )
+}
+
+main() {
+    apt_sources
+
+    base_applications
+
+    install_i3
+}
+
+main "$@"