diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 99a148c..8f04d03 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ########## Variables
 dir=~/dotfiles                    # dotfiles directory
 olddir=~/dotfiles_old             # old dotfiles backup directory
-files="bashrc config emacs emacs.d gitconfig gitignore_global psqlrc zshrc oh-my-zsh"    # list of files/folders to symlink in homedir
+files="bashrc config emacs emacs.d gitconfig gitignore_global psqlrc zshrc oh-my-zsh tmux.conf"    # list of files/folders to symlink in homedir
 ##########
 
 # create dotfiles_old in homedir
diff --git a/tmux.conf b/tmux.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0c68a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmux.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# color
+set -g default-terminal "xterm-256color"
+set-option -g default-shell /usr/local/bin/zsh
+set-option -g status-keys emacs
+set-option -g status on
+set-option -g status-interval 2
+set-option -g status-left-length 60
+set-option -g status-right-length 90
+set-option -g renumber-windows on
+
+# List of plugins
+# Supports `github_username/repo` or full git repo URLs
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect'
+set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-continuum'
+
+# Plugin settings
+set -g @continuum-restore 'on'
+set -g status-right 'Continuum: #{continuum_status}'
+
+# Initializes TMUX plugin manager.
+# Keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf.
+run-shell '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'