diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index d93fe6e4..6aff2ecf 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -220,6 +220,23 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('TextYankPost', {
   end,
 })
 
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('TermOpen', {
+  group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('custom-term-open', { clear = true }),
+  callback = function()
+    vim.opt.number = false
+    vim.opt.relativenumber = false
+    vim.cmd.setlocal 'nospell'
+  end,
+})
+
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>st', function()
+  vim.cmd.vnew()
+  vim.cmd.term()
+  vim.cmd.wincmd 'J'
+  vim.cmd.setlocal 'nospell'
+  vim.api.nvim_win_set_height(0, 5)
+end, { desc = 'Move focus to the upper window' })
+
 -- [[ Install `lazy.nvim` plugin manager ]]
 --    See `:help lazy.nvim.txt` or https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim for more info
 local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath 'data' .. '/lazy/lazy.nvim'
@@ -403,7 +420,9 @@ require('lazy').setup({
       require('telescope').setup {
         -- You can put your default mappings / updates / etc. in here
         --  All the info you're looking for is in `:help telescope.setup()`
-        --
+        defaults = {
+          file_ignore_patterns = { '.git', 'node_modules/.*', 'out/' },
+        },
         -- defaults = {
         --   mappings = {
         --     i = { ['<c-enter>'] = 'to_fuzzy_refine' },
diff --git a/plugin/floaterminal.lua b/plugin/floaterminal.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..632bee52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/floaterminal.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+vim.keymap.set('t', '<esc><esc>', '<c-\\><c-n>')
+
+local state = {
+  floating = {
+    buf = -1,
+    win = -1,
+  },
+}
+
+local function create_floating_window(opts)
+  opts = opts or {}
+  local width = opts.width or math.floor(vim.o.columns * 0.8)
+  local height = opts.height or math.floor(vim.o.lines * 0.8)
+
+  -- Calculate the position to center the window
+  local col = math.floor((vim.o.columns - width) / 2)
+  local row = math.floor((vim.o.lines - height) / 2)
+
+  -- Create a buffer
+  local buf = nil
+  if vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(opts.buf) then
+    buf = opts.buf
+  else
+    buf = vim.api.nvim_create_buf(false, true) -- No file, scratch buffer
+  end
+
+  -- Define window configuration
+  local win_config = {
+    relative = 'editor',
+    width = width,
+    height = height,
+    col = col,
+    row = row,
+    style = 'minimal', -- No borders or extra UI elements
+    border = 'rounded',
+  }
+
+  -- Create the floating window
+  local win = vim.api.nvim_open_win(buf, true, win_config)
+
+  return { buf = buf, win = win }
+end
+
+local toggle_terminal = function()
+  if not vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(state.floating.win) then
+    state.floating = create_floating_window { buf = state.floating.buf }
+    if vim.bo[state.floating.buf].buftype ~= 'terminal' then
+      vim.cmd.terminal()
+    end
+  else
+    vim.api.nvim_win_hide(state.floating.win)
+  end
+end
+
+-- Example usage:
+-- Create a floating window with default dimensions
+vim.api.nvim_create_user_command('Floaterminal', toggle_terminal, {})
+vim.keymap.set({ 'n', 't' }, '<leader>tt', toggle_terminal, { desc = 'Open Floating Terminal' })