diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 92eb74f..9634a64 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /init.elc
 /user-local/
-/init.el
 /elpa/
 /places
 /transient/
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dedc241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init.el
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+(defconst config-org (expand-file-name "config.org" user-emacs-directory))
+(defconst config-el (expand-file-name "config.el" user-emacs-directory))
+
+(unless (file-exists-p config-el)
+  (require 'org)
+  (org-babel-tangle-file config-org config-el))
+
+(load-file config-el)