diff --git a/updates.txt b/updates.txt
index b8035b66..3a41a4c4 100644
--- a/updates.txt
+++ b/updates.txt
@@ -42,3 +42,9 @@ paru rustdesk-bin
 Install xfce4-screenshooter (it's just too useful by comparison to scrot...)
 
 doas pacman -S xfce4-screenshooter
+
+Install redshift and cp xinitrc.txt (change for laptop settings)
+
+doas pacman -S redshift
+
+cp ~/Documents/notes/xinitrc.txt ~/.xinitrc
diff --git a/xinitrc.txt b/xinitrc.txt
index 312277a3..cff04bf8 100644
--- a/xinitrc.txt
+++ b/xinitrc.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ xrandr --output HDMI-0 --brightness 1.1 & #--set TearFree on &
 #Laptop
 # brillo -S 70
 
+# start redshift
+redshift -O 5500 &
+
 picom --config /home/brian/.config/picom/picom.conf & # --experimental-backends &
 # Start applets, daemons, etc.
 # diskie