diff --git a/.config/.gitignore b/.config/.gitignore
index d1ab355..d915cf4 100644
--- a/.config/.gitignore
+++ b/.config/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 .config
+mimeapps.list
+pulse/
 rbw
diff --git a/.config/bash/profile b/.config/bash/profile
index 306ac61..4c59602 100644
--- a/.config/bash/profile
+++ b/.config/bash/profile
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 # paths and stuff
 export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin"
+
+if [ $(hostname) = "localhost" ]; then # this is phone
+	export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/dot_testing/boxes/phone/out-of-tree/git-annex.linux"
+fi
 export MANPATH="$(manpath -q):$HOME/.local/share/man"
 export EDITOR="nvim"
 mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin" "$HOME/.share/man"
diff --git a/.config/isync/phone-config b/.config/isync/phone-config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b36029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/isync/phone-config
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+IMAPStore main-remote
+Host mail.beepboop.systems
+Port 993
+User ryan@beepboop.systems
+PassCmd "rbw get mail.beepboop.systems"
+SSLType IMAPS
+# termux is weird
+CertificateFile /data/data/com.termux/files/usr/etc/tls
+
+MaildirStore main-local
+Path ~/Mail/main/
+Inbox ~/Mail/main/INBOX
+Subfolders Verbatim
+
+Channel main
+Far :main-remote:
+Near :main-local:
+Create Both
+Expunge Both
+Patterns *
+SyncState *
diff --git a/boxes/phone/out-of-tree/.gitignore b/boxes/phone/out-of-tree/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b54086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boxes/phone/out-of-tree/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+git-annex-install
+git-annex.linux
diff --git a/boxes/phone/out-of-tree/Makefile b/boxes/phone/out-of-tree/Makefile
index dc1908a..b7959b7 100644
--- a/boxes/phone/out-of-tree/Makefile
+++ b/boxes/phone/out-of-tree/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-termux: termux-pkgs termux-dots utils-sh st pip-pkgs
+termux: termux-pkgs termux-dots utils-sh st pip-pkgs git-annex.linux
 
 st:
 	cd ../../../builds/st/ && CFLAGS="-DIS_PHONE" CC=clang make && cp st ~/.local/bin/st
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ termux-pkgs:
 		jq \
 		isync \
 		neomutt \
+		wget \
 		x11-repo
 
 termux-dots:
@@ -51,3 +52,6 @@ termux-dots:
 	cp $(CURDIR)/../../../home/wallpapers/pape.jpg ~/.local/share
 	mkdir -p ~/.shortcuts
 	cp $(CURDIR)/shortcuts/* ~/.shortcuts
+
+git-annex.linux:
+	bash install-git-annex.sh
diff --git a/boxes/phone/out-of-tree/install-git-annex.sh b/boxes/phone/out-of-tree/install-git-annex.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3ee041b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boxes/phone/out-of-tree/install-git-annex.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+wget https://git-annex.branchable.com/install/Android/git-annex-install
+MY_WD=$(pwd)
+
+source git-annex-install || printf "failed\n"
+
+cd "$MY_WD"
+mv ~/git-annex.linux ./
diff --git a/builds/utils/sync b/builds/utils/synchron
similarity index 60%
rename from builds/utils/sync
rename to builds/utils/synchron
index 4bc8b6c..4cde79b 100755
--- a/builds/utils/sync
+++ b/builds/utils/synchron
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-is_school && echo "enable the vpn"
-mbsync --config=$HOME/.config/isync/config main
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "localhost" ]; then
+	mbsync --config=$HOME/.config/isync/phone-config
+else
+	is_school && echo "enable the vpn"
+	mbsync --config=$HOME/.config/isync/config main
+fi
+
 vdirsyncer sync
 rbw sync