diff --git a/polybar/config.ini b/polybar/config.ini
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+;==========================================================
+;
+;
+;   ██████╗  ██████╗ ██╗  ██╗   ██╗██████╗  █████╗ ██████╗
+;   ██╔══██╗██╔═══██╗██║  ╚██╗ ██╔╝██╔══██╗██╔══██╗██╔══██╗
+;   ██████╔╝██║   ██║██║   ╚████╔╝ ██████╔╝███████║██████╔╝
+;   ██╔═══╝ ██║   ██║██║    ╚██╔╝  ██╔══██╗██╔══██║██╔══██╗
+;   ██║     ╚██████╔╝███████╗██║   ██████╔╝██║  ██║██║  ██║
+;   ╚═╝      ╚═════╝ ╚══════╝╚═╝   ╚═════╝ ╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝  ╚═╝
+;
+;
+;   To learn more about how to configure Polybar
+;   go to https://github.com/polybar/polybar
+;
+;   The README contains a lot of information
+;
+;==========================================================
+
+[colors]
+background = #282A2E
+background-alt = #373B41
+foreground = #C5C8C6
+primary = #F0C674
+secondary = #8ABEB7
+alert = #A54242
+disabled = #707880
+
+[bar/main]
+monitor = ${env:monitor}
+width = 100%
+height = 24pt
+line-size = 5
+bottom = true
+fixed-center = true
+
+background = ${colors.background}
+foreground = ${colors.foreground}
+
+padding-left = 0
+padding-right = 1
+module-margin = 1
+
+font-0 = monospace;2
+; https://feathericons.com/
+; https://github.com/AT-UI/feather-font
+font-1 = feather;2
+
+modules-left = i3
+modules-center = cpu memory filesystem
+modules-right = volume sep date
+tray-position = right
+tray-detached = false
+
+enable-ipc = true
+
+click-right = jgmenu_run
+
+[module/sep]
+type = custom/text
+content = |
+content-foreground = ${colors.foreground}
+
+[module/i3]
+type = internal/i3
+enable-click = true
+enable-scroll = true
+pin_workspaces = true
+
+format = <label-state> <label-mode>
+
+label-mode =  %mode%
+label-mode-padding = 1
+label-mode-background = ${colors.background-alt}
+label-mode-foreground = ${colors.primary}
+label-mode-prefix = 
+label-mode-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}
+
+label-focused = %name%
+label-focused-background = ${colors.background-alt}
+label-focused-padding = 1
+
+label-unfocused = %name%
+label-unfocused-padding = 1
+
+label-urgent = %name%
+label-urgent-underline = ${colors.alert}
+label-urgent-padding = 1
+
+label-visible = %name%
+label-visible-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
+label-visible-padding = 1
+
+[module/xworkspaces]
+type = internal/xworkspaces
+enable-click = true
+enable-scroll = true
+
+label-active = %name%
+label-active-background = ${colors.background-alt}
+label-active-underline= ${colors.primary}
+label-active-padding = 1
+
+label-occupied = %name%
+label-occupied-padding = 1
+
+label-urgent = %name%
+label-urgent-background = ${colors.alert}
+label-urgent-padding = 1
+
+label-empty = %name%
+label-empty-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
+label-empty-padding = 1
+
+[module/filesystem]
+type = internal/fs
+interval = 25
+
+mount-0 = /
+
+label-mounted = %{F#F0C674}%mountpoint%%{F-} %percentage_used%%
+
+label-unmounted = %mountpoint% not mounted
+label-unmounted-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
+
+[module/volume]
+type = internal/pulseaudio
+format-volume = <ramp-volume> <label-volume>
+
+label-volume = %percentage%%
+format-volume-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}
+
+ramp-volume-0 = 
+ramp-volume-1 = 
+ramp-volume-2 = 
+ramp-volume-foreground = ${colors.primary}
+
+label-muted = MUTED
+label-muted-foreground = ${colors.primary}
+
+click-right = pavucontrol
+
+[module/memory]
+type = internal/memory
+interval = 2
+format-prefix = "RAM "
+format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}
+label = %percentage_used:2%%
+
+[module/cpu]
+type = internal/cpu
+interval = 2
+format-prefix =  
+format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}
+label = %percentage:2%%
+
+[module/date]
+type = internal/date
+interval = 0.5
+
+date = %A, %d.%m.%Y 
+time = at %H:%M:%S
+
+label = %date% %time%
+label-foreground = ${colors.foreground}
+
+format-prefix = " "
+format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.primary}
+
+[settings]
+screenchange-reload = true
+pseudo-transparency = false
diff --git a/polybar/startup.sh b/polybar/startup.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#boot a polybar for each monitor
+pkill polybar
+
+polybar -m | sed s/:.*// | tac | while read -r monitor
+do 
+    monitor=$monitor polybar main &> /dev/null &
+done