diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 9f3325f..8c5fad9 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,21 @@ function do_stow() {
     stow "${opts[@]}" "$package"
 }
 
+function basic_git_setup() {
+    if ! command -v git &> /dev/null; then
+        echo "[!] Git is not installed! Not running git setup."
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    git config --global user.name "Hans Goor"
+    git config --global user.email "me@eyedevelop.org"
+    git config --global push.autoSetupRemote true
+    git config --global pull.rebase true
+    git config --global commit.gpgsign true
+    git config --global merge.ff no
+    git config --global init.defaultBranch main
+}
+
 set -eo pipefail
 
 DOTFILES_DIR="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &> /dev/null && pwd)"
@@ -28,7 +43,7 @@ mkdir -p "${TARGET_DIR}/.config"
 # Install SSH separately, as it requres a different target.
 do_stow ssh "${TARGET_DIR}/.ssh" || true
 do_stow tmux || true
-do_stow git || true
+do_stow git || (basic_git_setup || true)
 do_stow zsh || true
 do_stow nvim "${TARGET_DIR}/.config" || true