diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 6992bcf..94ecbd3 100644
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ vim
 update-alternatives --set editor /usr/bin/vim.basic
 EOF
 
+apply_file 644 '/etc/vim/vimrc.local'
+
 ##
 # Save fake hardware clock time for more realistic time after startup.
 #
diff --git a/files/etc/vim/vimrc.local b/files/etc/vim/vimrc.local
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c762cd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/etc/vim/vimrc.local
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+filetype plugin on
+filetype indent on
+
+" Set to auto read when a file is changed from the outside
+set autoread
+
+set wildignore+=.git\*,.hg\*,.svn\*
+
+if has('mouse')
+  set mouse=a
+endif
+
+" Ignore case when searching
+set ignorecase
+" Makes search act like search in modern browsers
+set incsearch
+
+syntax on
+
+" Set utf8 as standard encoding and en_US as the standard language
+set encoding=utf8
+
+" Use Unix as the standard file type
+set ffs=unix,dos,mac
+
+" Turn backup off, since most stuff is in SVN, git etc. anyway...
+set nobackup
+set nowb
+set noswapfile
+
+set number
+set relativenumber
+map <C-t> :set relativenumber!<CR>
+
+set expandtab
+set tabstop=2
+set shiftwidth=2
+
+" Treat long lines as break lines (useful when moving around in them)
+map j gj
+map k gk
+
+" Smart way to move between windows
+map <C-j> <C-W>j
+map <C-k> <C-W>k
+map <C-h> <C-W>h
+map <C-l> <C-W>l
+
+" Always show the status line
+set laststatus=2