diff --git a/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh b/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
index fa8d662..bae9f5f 100644
--- a/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
+++ b/alpine/alpine-essentials.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/ash
 
+# apk update and install essentials
 apk update
 apk upgrade
-apk add bash nano curl wget qemu-guest-agent --no-cache
+apk add bash nano curl wget qemu-guest-agent git --no-cache
+
+# 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