diff --git a/.config/alacritty/README.md b/.config/alacritty/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9048f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/alacritty/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# `alacritty`-related Configurations
+
+This folder contains
+    the [config](./alacritty.toml)
+    for the [`alacritty`](https://alacritty.org/) terminal.
+
+`colors.toml` is untracked
+    and written by [`color-palette`](../../.local/bin/color-palette).
diff --git a/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml b/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91b2e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+[general]
+
+import = ["colors.toml"]
+
+
+
+[bell]
+
+animation = "EaseOutSine"
+duration = 250
+
+
+
+[cursor]
+
+blink_interval = 500
+blink_timeout = 0
+thickness = 0.1
+unfocused_hollow = true
+
+
+[cursor.style]
+
+blinking = "On"
+shape = "Block"
+
+
+
+[font]
+
+size = 12.0
+
+
+[font.bold]
+
+family = "FiraCode Nerd Font"
+style = "Bold"
+
+
+[font.bold_italic]
+
+family = "FiraCode Nerd Font"
+style = "Semibold"
+
+
+[font.italic]
+
+family = "FiraCode Nerd Font"
+style = "Light"
+
+
+[font.normal]
+
+family = "FiraCode Nerd Font"
+style = "Regular"
+
+
+[font.offset]
+
+x = 0
+y = 0
+
+
+
+[[keyboard.bindings]]
+
+action = "SpawnNewInstance"
+key = "Return"
+mods = "Control|Shift"
+
+
+
+[scrolling]
+
+history = 99999
+multiplier = 10
+
+
+
+[terminal.shell]
+
+args = ["-l"]
+program = "/usr/bin/zsh"
+
+
+
+[window]
+
+decorations = "none"
+dynamic_padding = true
+opacity = 0.90
+
+
+[window.padding]
+
+x = 10
+y = 10
diff --git a/.config/shell/logout b/.config/shell/logout
index 6682773..888cb63 100644
--- a/.config/shell/logout
+++ b/.config/shell/logout
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ if [ "$SHLVL" = 1 ]; then  # ~ if on the outermost shell instance
 
     # Clear screen and scrollback without a `terminfo` lookup
     # because `clear` fails on hosts that do not know `$TERM`
+    # (e.g., `alacritty`)
     printf '\033[H\033[2J\033[3J'
 
     # On a real Linux `tty`, run `clear_console` for a full reset also
diff --git a/.local/bin/dotfiles-install b/.local/bin/dotfiles-install
index 247f19b..3c3f3fc 100755
--- a/.local/bin/dotfiles-install
+++ b/.local/bin/dotfiles-install
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ set -eu
 
 
 XDG_BIN_HOME="${XDG_BIN_HOME:-$HOME/.local/bin}"
+XDG_CONFIG_HOME="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"
 XDG_DATA_HOME="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}"
 XDG_STATE_HOME="${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}"