diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89ba902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+root = true
+
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+tab_width = 4
+
+[*.go]
+indent_style = tab
+
+[*.{yaml,yml}]
+indent_size = 2
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa84ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# See https://pre-commit.com for more information
+# See https://pre-commit.com/hooks.html for more hooks
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v3.2.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: trailing-whitespace
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+      - id: check-yaml
+      - id: check-added-large-files
+  - repo: https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
+    rev: v1.46.2
+    hooks:
+      - id: golangci-lint
+
+ci:
+  autofix_commit_msg: |
+      [pre-commit.ci] auto fixes from pre-commit.com hooks
+
+      for more information, see https://pre-commit.ci
+  autofix_prs: true
+  autoupdate_branch: ''
+  autoupdate_commit_msg: '[pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate'
+  autoupdate_schedule: weekly
+  skip: []
+  submodules: false
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eae5fae..1174cbd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # golang-template-repository
+[![pre-commit](https://img.shields.io/badge/pre--commit-enabled-brightgreen?logo=pre-commit&logoColor=white)](https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit)
+
 Kickstarter repository for a golang service
 
 Dockerhub: docker push golangbuddy/test-project:tagname
@@ -10,5 +12,3 @@ TODO:
 3. Add secret-scanning.
 4. Add makefile.
 5. Add containerization.
-
-