diff --git a/alpine/alpine-adduser-sudo.sh b/alpine/alpine-adduser-sudo.sh
index 6dcea33..8091801 100644
--- a/alpine/alpine-adduser-sudo.sh
+++ b/alpine/alpine-adduser-sudo.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@
 
 apk update
 apk add sudo
-echo '%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL' > /etc/sudoers.d/wheel
-adduser akanealw wheel
+echo '%akanealw ALL=(ALL) ALL' > /etc/sudoers.d/akanealw
diff --git a/alpine/alpine-aliases.sh b/alpine/alpine-aliases.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index b0504be..0000000
--- a/alpine/alpine-aliases.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-echo "# custom settings and aliases" > ~/.profile
-echo "" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias lsa='ls -alhvF'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias cd..='cd ..'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias ..='cd ..'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias ...='cd ../..'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias grep='grep --color'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias mkdir='mkdir -pv'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias du='du -h'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias df='df -h'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias ports='netstat -tulpna'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias tf='tail -f'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias dc='docker compose'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias dcup='docker compose up -d'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias dcdown='docker compose down'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias dcpull='docker compose pull'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias dps='docker ps'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias dstart='docker start'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias dstop='docker stop'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias drestart='docker restart'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias dlf='docker logs -f'" >> ~/.profile
-echo "alias dipaf='docker image prune -a -f'" >> ~/.profile
diff --git a/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh b/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
index 683cd1e..1d7aaf0 100644
--- a/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
+++ b/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
 #!/bin/ash
 
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]
+  then
+  echo "Please run as root"
+  exit
+fi
+
 # apk update and install essentials
 apk update && apk upgrade
-apk add nano 
-nano /etc/apk/repositories
+apk add nano sudo pwgen curl wget qemu-guest-agent git bash-doc bash-completion --no-cache
 
-apk add curl wget qemu-guest-agent git bash-doc bash-completion --no-cache
+# change default shell to bash
+isInFile=$(cat /etc/passwd | grep -c "/bin/bash")
+if [ $isInFile -eq 0 ]
+    then
+        sed -i 's/ash/bash/g' /etc/passwd
+fi
+
+# add akanealw to sudo users
+if [[ ! -f /etc/sudoers.d/akanealw ]]
+    then
+        echo "akanealw ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/akanealw
+fi
diff --git a/alpine/alpine-install-docker.sh b/alpine/alpine-install-docker.sh
index a83db68..1848852 100644
--- a/alpine/alpine-install-docker.sh
+++ b/alpine/alpine-install-docker.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/ash
 
+apk update && apk upgrade
 apk add docker docker-cli-compose
 
 addgroup akanealw docker
diff --git a/alpine/alpine-user-customizations.sh b/alpine/alpine-user-customizations.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..462d0f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alpine/alpine-user-customizations.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# add aliases
+echo "# custom settings and aliases" > ~/.bash_profile
+echo "" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias lsa='ls -alhvF'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias cd..='cd ..'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias ..='cd ..'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias ...='cd ../..'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias grep='grep --color'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias mkdir='mkdir -pv'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias du='du -h'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias df='df -h'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias ports='netstat -tulpna'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias tf='tail -f'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias dc='docker compose'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias dcup='docker compose up -d'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias dcdown='docker compose down'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias dcpull='docker compose pull'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias dps='docker ps'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias dstart='docker start'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias dstop='docker stop'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias drestart='docker restart'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias dlf='docker logs -f'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+echo "alias dipaf='docker image prune -a -f'" >> ~/.bash_profile
+
+# git config
+git config --global credential.helper store
+git config --global user.name "akanealw"
+git config --global user.email "akanealw@gmail.com"
+git config --global init.defaultBranch main
+
diff --git a/alpine/download-alpine-scripts.sh b/alpine/download-alpine-scripts.sh
index 6410ee0..96c35e5 100644
--- a/alpine/download-alpine-scripts.sh
+++ b/alpine/download-alpine-scripts.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/ash
 
-wget http://192.168.1.50/scripts/alpine/alpine-adduser-sudo.sh
-wget http://192.168.1.50/scripts/alpine/alpine-aliases.sh
-wget http://192.168.1.50/scripts/alpine/alpine-configure-git.sh
 wget http://192.168.1.50/scripts/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
 wget http://192.168.1.50/scripts/alpine/alpine-install-docker.sh
+wget http://192.168.1.50/scripts/alpine/alpine-user-customizations.sh
 
-mkdir ~/scripts
+mkdir ~/scripts > /dev/null 2>&1
+rm ~/scripts/alpine-* > /dev/null 2>&1
 mv alpine-* scripts/
 chmod +x ~/scripts/*