diff --git a/aliases/available/hdfs.aliases.bash b/aliases/available/hdfs.aliases.bash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f92732c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aliases/available/hdfs.aliases.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+cite 'about-alias'
+about-alias 'common hdfs dfs abbreviations'
+
+# Aliases
+alias hdls='hdfs dfs -ls'
+alias hdchmod='hdfs dfs -chmod'
+alias hdchown='hdfs dfs -chown'
+alias hdchgrp='hdfs dfs -chgrp'
+alias hdmkdir='hdfs dfs -mkdir -p'
+alias hdfsck='hdfs fsck'
+alias hdcat='hdfs dfs -cat'
+alias hdget='hdfs dfs -get'
+alias hdput='hdfs dfs -put'
+alias hddu='hdfs dfs -du'
+alias hddf='hdfs dfs -df'
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f255655a..927cbf43 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,38 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 BASH_IT="$HOME/.bash_it"
 
-default_aliases_list="bundler general git maven vim"
-default_plugins_list="base dirs extract git java python ruby rvm sshagent ssh tmux virtualenv"
+default_aliases_list="bundler general git maven vim hdfs"
+default_plugins_list="base dirs extract git java python ruby rvm sshagent ssh tmux"
 default_completion_list="bash-it defaults fabric gem git git_flow maven pip rake ssh tmux"
 
 test -w $HOME/.bash_profile &&
   cp $HOME/.bash_profile $HOME/.bash_profile.bak &&
   echo "Your original .bash_profile has been backed up to .bash_profile.bak"
 
-cp $HOME/.bash_it/template/bash_profile.template.bash $HOME/.bash_profile
+cp $HOME/.bash_it/template/bash_profile_bashit.template.bash $HOME/.bash_profile_bashit
+cat >> $HOME/.bash_profile << EOF
+
+
+### fortscale bashit customizations
+bashit() {
+        case \$1 in
+                on)
+                source \${HOME}/.bash_profile_bashit
+                ;;
+                off)
+                set | grep BASH_IT | awk '{ print "unset", \$1}' | cut -d= -f1 | while read -r line
+                do
+                        \$line
+                done
+                source /etc/profile
+                ;;
+                *)
+                echo "Unknown parameter: \$1, Usage: bashit [on|off]"
+                ;;
+        esac
+}
+
+EOF
 
 echo "Copied the template .bash_profile into ~/.bash_profile, edit this file to customize bash-it"
 
diff --git a/template/bash_profile_bashit.template.bash b/template/bash_profile_bashit.template.bash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0428dcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/bash_profile_bashit.template.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Load RVM, if you are using it
+[[ -s $HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm ]] && source $HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm
+
+# Add rvm gems and nginx to the path
+export PATH=$PATH:~/.gem/ruby/1.8/bin:/opt/nginx/sbin
+
+# Path to the bash it configuration
+export BASH_IT=$HOME/.bash_it
+
+# Lock and Load a custom theme file
+# location /.bash_it/themes/
+export BASH_IT_THEME='candy'
+
+# Your place for hosting Git repos. I use this for private repos.
+export GIT_HOSTING='git@git.domain.com'
+
+# Set my editor and git editor
+export EDITOR='/usr/bin/vim'
+export GIT_EDITOR='/usr/bin/vim'
+
+# Set the path nginx
+export NGINX_PATH='/opt/nginx'
+
+# Don't check mail when opening terminal.
+unset MAILCHECK
+
+
+# Change this to your console based IRC client of choice.
+
+export IRC_CLIENT='irssi'
+
+# Set this to the command you use for todo.txt-cli
+
+export TODO="t"
+
+# Set vcprompt executable path for scm advance info in prompt (demula theme)
+# https://github.com/xvzf/vcprompt
+#export VCPROMPT_EXECUTABLE=~/.vcprompt/bin/vcprompt
+
+### Fortscale variables:
+export FORTSCALE_HOME=${HOME}/fortscale
+export FORTSCALE_COLLECTOR_ROOT=fortscale-core/fortscale/fortscale-collection/target
+export FORTSCALE_COLLECTOR_LOG_DIR=${FORTSCALE_HOME}/${FORTSCALE_COLLECTOR_ROOT}
+#export FORTSCALE_STREAMING_ROOT=streaming
+#export FORTSCALE_STREAMING_LOG_DIR=/var/log/fortscale/${FORTSCALE_STREAMING_ROOT}
+
+# Load Bash It
+source $BASH_IT/bash_it.sh