diff --git a/.config/zsh/.zlogin b/.config/zsh/.zlogin
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+#!/bin/zsh
+
+export XINITRC="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/X11/xinitrc
+export XSERVERRC="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME"/X11/xserverrc
+
+# startx at session login
+[ "$(tty)" = "/dev/tty1" ] && ! pgrep -x Xorg >/dev/null && exec startx "$XINITRC"
diff --git a/.config/zsh/.zprofile b/.config/zsh/.zprofile
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+#!/bin/zsh
+
+# This file is sourced when launching a DM from startx/xinit
+
+# environment variables
+## dotfiles
+export DOTFILES="$HOME/.dotfiles.git"
+
+## XDG_BASE_DIRECTORIES
+export XAUTHORITY="$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/Xauthority"
+export ZDOTDIR="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh"
+export GNUPGHOME="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gnupg"
+export PASSWORD_STORE_DIR="$XDG_DATA_HOME/pass"
+export LESSHISTFILE="-"
+export MBSYNCRC="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mbsync/config"
+export NOTMUCH_CONFIG="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notmuch/notmuchrc"
+export NMBGIT="$XDG_DATA_HOME/notmuch/nmbug"
+export ANDROID_PREFS_ROOT="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/android"
+export GTK2_RC_FILES="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gtk-2.0/gtkrc-2.0"
+export TEXMFHOME="$XDG_DATA_HOME/texmf"
+export CARGO_HOME="$XDG_DATA_HOME/cargo"
+
+## default programs
+export SUDO_ASKPASS="$HOME/.local/bin/dmenupass"
+export GPG_ASKPASS="/usr/bin/pinentry-curses"
+export SUDO_EDITOR="nvim"
+export EDITOR="nvim"
+export TERMINAL="st"
+export READER="zathura"
+export BROWSER="firefox"