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🛠️ Installation

There are multiple ways to install lazy.nvim. The Structured Setup is the recommended way, but you can also use the Single File Setup if you prefer to keep everything in your init.lua.

Please refer to the Configuration section for an overview of all available options.

tip

It is recommended to run :checkhealth lazy after installation.

note

In what follows ~/.config/nvim is your Neovim configuration directory. On Windows, this is usually ~\AppData\Local\nvim. To know the correct path for your system, run :echo stdpath('config').

~/.config/nvim/init.lua
require("config.lazy")
~/.config/nvim/lua/config/lazy.lua
-- Bootstrap lazy.nvim
local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
if not (vim.uv or vim.loop).fs_stat(lazypath) then
  local lazyrepo = "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git"
  local out = vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "--branch=stable", lazyrepo, lazypath })
  if vim.v.shell_error ~= 0 then
    vim.api.nvim_echo({
      { "Failed to clone lazy.nvim:\n", "ErrorMsg" },
      { out, "WarningMsg" },
      { "\nPress any key to exit..." },
    }, true, {})
    vim.fn.getchar()
    os.exit(1)
  end
end
vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)

-- Make sure to setup `mapleader` and `maplocalleader` before
-- loading lazy.nvim so that mappings are correct.
-- This is also a good place to setup other settings (vim.opt)
vim.g.mapleader = " "
vim.g.maplocalleader = "\\"

-- Setup lazy.nvim
require("lazy").setup({
  spec = {
    -- import your plugins
    { import = "plugins" },
  },
  -- Configure any other settings here. See the documentation for more details.
  -- colorscheme that will be used when installing plugins.
  install = { colorscheme = { "habamax" } },
  -- automatically check for plugin updates
  checker = { enabled = true },
})

You can then create your plugin specs in ~/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/. Each file should return a table with the plugins you want to install.

For more info see Structuring Your Plugins

~/.config/nvim
├── lua
│   ├── config
│   │   └── lazy.lua
│   └── plugins
│       ├── spec1.lua
│       ├── **
│       └── spec2.lua
└── init.lua