diff --git a/base/Dockerfile b/base/Dockerfile
index 040f1a7..087fec2 100644
--- a/base/Dockerfile
+++ b/base/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ FROM archlinux
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.title="janishutz dev containers base"
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.description="janishutz dev containers base image, off which other containers are to be based"
 
-RUN pacman --noconfirm -Sy fish wget git
+RUN pacman --noconfirm -Sy fish wget git zoxide
+
+COPY ./hostname /etc/hostname
 
 WORKDIR /mnt
 
diff --git a/base/hostname b/base/hostname
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..546f1a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/hostname
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+janishutz-dev-env