diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e787da3..f6d83c6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,25 @@
-*
-!README.md
-!early-init.el
-!init.el
-!.images/
-!.LICENSE
+/auto-save-list/
+/custom.el
+/easysession
+/eln-cache/
+/elpa/
+/elpaca/
+/etc/
+/history
+/ielm-history.eld
+/lisp/
+/projectile-bookmarks.eld
+/recentf
+/saveplace
+/tramp
+/straight/
+/themes/
+/transient/
+/tree-sitter/
+/undo-fu-session/
+/var/
+/bookmarks
+/bookmarks
+/ido.last
+/autosave/
+/url/
diff --git a/post-init.el b/post-init.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6767341
--- /dev/null
+++ b/post-init.el
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+;;; post-init.el --- This file is loaded after init.el. -*- no-byte-compile: t; lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+;; Use straight.el for package management, integrate with use-package.
+(setq straight-use-package-by-default t)
+
+(defvar bootstrap-version)
+(let ((bootstrap-file
+       (expand-file-name
+        "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el"
+        (or (bound-and-true-p straight-base-dir)
+            user-emacs-directory)))
+      (bootstrap-version 7))
+  (unless (file-exists-p bootstrap-file)
+    (with-current-buffer
+        (url-retrieve-synchronously
+         "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/radian-software/straight.el/develop/install.el"
+         'silent 'inhibit-cookies)
+      (goto-char (point-max))
+      (eval-print-last-sexp)))
+  (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage))
+
+;; The compile-angel package automatically byte-compiles and
+;; native-compiles Emacs Lisp libraries. It should be loaded before
+;; any other package.
+(use-package compile-angel
+  :demand t
+  :custom
+  (compile-angel-verbose nil)
+  :config
+  (compile-angel-on-load-mode)
+  (add-hook 'emacs-lisp-mode-hook #'compile-angel-on-save-local-mode))
+
+;; Load the configs from plug-in files.
+(let ((config-dir (concat minimal-emacs-user-directory ".config.d")))
+  (if (not (file-exists-p config-dir))
+      (make-directory config-dir))
+  (dolist (lisp-file (directory-files config-dir t directory-files-no-dot-files-regexp))
+    (load lisp-file nil 'nomessage)))
+
+;;; post-init.el ends here
diff --git a/pre-early-init.el b/pre-early-init.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dce80b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pre-early-init.el
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+;;; pre-early-init.el --- This file is loaded before early-init.el. -*- no-byte-compile: t; lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+;; Reducing clutter in ~/.emacs.d by redirecting files to ~/emacs.d/var/
+(setq minimal-emacs-var-dir (expand-file-name "var/" minimal-emacs-user-directory))
+(setq package-user-dir (expand-file-name "elpa" minimal-emacs-var-dir))
+(setq user-emacs-directory minimal-emacs-var-dir)
+
+;;; pre-early-init.el ends here