# Alternatives
## dotfiles
Keeping your dotfiles in a git repo is a great way to keep track of your configuration.
`check-config`:
- can install packages
- works not just on complete files, but also on snippets
- works both on global files and on per-project/repository files
- supports templating with variables (in toml file or from environment variables)
## [dotbins](https://github.com/basnijholt/dotbins)
dotbins is an greate extension to dotbins to install packages.
`check-config`:
- does support custom install / uninstall commands
- works not just on complete files, but also on snippets, which can be included
from several locations