diff --git a/i3/config b/i3/config
index 247364a..559be4d 100644
--- a/i3/config
+++ b/i3/config
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ client.placeholder          $bg-color		   $bg-color	$yellow-color	$bg-color
 client.background       	$fg-color
 
 bar {
-        status_command i3status
+        status_command i3status --config ~/.config/i3/i3status.conf
         position top
         #tray_output primary
 
diff --git a/i3/i3status.conf b/i3/i3status.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8809f39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/i3/i3status.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+###############################################################################
+# ceerious i3 status config
+# see "man i3status" for documentation.
+#
+# It is important that this file is edited as UTF-8.
+# The following line should contain a sharp s:
+# ß
+# If the above line is not correctly displayed, fix your editor first!
+###############################################################################
+
+general {
+    interval 		= 1
+    colors 			= true
+    color_good      = '#88b090'
+    color_degraded  = '#ccdc90'
+    color_bad       = '#e89393'
+}
+
+#order += "disk /home"
+#order += "run_watch DHCP"
+#order += "ipv6"
+#order += "run_watch VPN"
+order += "ethernet _first_"
+order += "wireless _first_"
+order += "volume master"
+order += "disk /"
+order += "battery all"
+order += "cpu_temperature 0"
+order += "cpu_usage 0"
+order += "memory"
+order += "load"
+order += "tztime local"
+
+wireless _first_ {
+    format_up = "%quality %essid %ip"
+    format_down = ""
+}
+
+ethernet _first_ {
+    #if you use %speed, i3status requires root privileges
+    format_up = "🖥 %ip (%speed)"
+    format_down = ""
+}
+
+battery all {
+    format = "%status %percentage %remaining"
+    format_down = ""
+    last_full_capacity = true
+    integer_battery_capacity = true
+    low_threshold = 11
+    threshold_type = percentage
+    hide_seconds = true
+    status_chr = " "
+    status_bat = " "
+    status_unk = " "
+    status_full = " "
+}
+
+run_watch DHCP {
+    pidfile = "/var/run/dhclient*.pid"
+}
+
+run_watch VPN {
+    pidfile = "/var/run/vpnc/pid"
+}
+
+tztime local {
+    format = " %a %d.%m.%Y  %H:%M:%S"
+}
+
+load {
+    format = " %1min"
+}
+
+cpu_usage {
+    format = " %usage"
+}
+
+memory {
+    format = "🐏 %used/%free"
+}
+
+cpu_temperature 0 {
+	format = "🌡%degrees°C"
+}
+
+disk "/" {
+	format = "%avail"
+	prefix_type	= custom
+	low_threshold = 20
+	threshold_type = percentage_avail
+}
+
+volume master {
+    format = "🔊%volume"
+    format_muted = "🔈%volume"
+    device = "default"
+    mixer = "Master"
+    mixer_idx = 0
+}
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