Neovim Configuration by Dennis Lemm

Personal development environment optimized for web development with React, TypeScript, Astro, and more.

Features

• 🚀 Fast startup with lazy.nvim plugin management
• 🎨 Tokyo Night theme (matching my portfolio)
• 📝 Web development ready - TypeScript, React, Astro, CSS, Markdown support
• ⚡ Custom keybindings for maximum productivity
• 🔍 Fuzzy finding with Telescope and FZF
• 🌳 Git integration with Gitsigns, Fugitive, and LazyGit
• 📊 Beautiful statusline with Lualine (Tokyo Night theme)
• 🎯 LSP configured for modern web development with Mason
• 🎨 Multiple colorschemes - Tokyo Night, One Dark
• 📝 Enhanced editing with autopairs, comments, and text objects
• 🔧 Code formatting with Conform and Prettier support

Prerequisites

• Neovim >= 0.11.4
• Git for cloning and plugin management
• Node.js >= 16 (for LSP servers and formatters)
• A Nerd Font (I recommend Lekton Nerd Font)
• ripgrep for fast text searching
• fd for fast file finding (optional but recommended)

Installation

1. Backup existing configuration

# Backup your current config (if any)
mv ~/.config/nvim ~/.config/nvim.backup
mv ~/.local/share/nvim ~/.local/share/nvim.backup
mv ~/.local/state/nvim ~/.local/state/nvim.backup
mv ~/.cache/nvim ~/.cache/nvim.backup

2. Clone this configuration

git clone https://github.com/dlemm/nvim-config.git ~/.config/nvim

3. Start Neovim

nvim

On first startup, lazy.nvim will automatically:

• Install itself
• Download and install all configured plugins
• Set up LSP servers via Mason
• Configure formatters and linters

This may take a few minutes on the first run. Be patient! ☕

4. Install additional tools

Most tools will be installed automatically, but you can manually manage them:

:Mason
:Lazy
:checkhealth

Key Features After Installation

Navigation

• Leader key: <Space>
• File explorer: <leader>ee (nvim-tree)
• Fuzzy finder: <leader>ff (files)

Git Integration

• Git status: <leader>lg (LazyGit)

LSP Actions

• Go to definition: <leader>gd

Project Structure

The configuration is modular and organized as follows:

~/.config/nvim/
├── init.lua                    # Entry point
├── lazy-lock.json             # Plugin version lock file
├── lua/
│   ├── 314rate/              # Custom namespace
│   │   └── core/             # Core configuration
│   │       ├── init.lua      # Core initialization
│   │       ├── keymaps.lua   # Global keymaps
│   │       └── options.lua   # Neovim options
│   └── plugins/              # Plugin configurations
│       ├── lsp/              # LSP related configs
│       │   ├── lsp-servers.lua
│       │   ├── lspconfig.lua
│       │   └── mason.lua
│       ├── autopairs.lua     # Auto-closing brackets
│       ├── blink.lua         # Completion engine
│       ├── cloak.lua         # Hide sensitive data
│       ├── colorize.lua      # Color highlighting
│       ├── conform.lua       # Code formatting
│       ├── copilot.lua       # GitHub Copilot
│       ├── fzf-lua.lua       # Fuzzy finder
│       ├── indent-blankline.lua # Indentation guides
│       ├── init.lua          # Plugin manager setup
│       ├── lazygit.lua       # Git GUI
│       ├── linting.lua       # Code linting
│       ├── lspsaga.lua       # Enhanced LSP UI
│       ├── lualine.lua       # Statusline
│       ├── mdx.lua           # MDX support
│       ├── noice.lua         # Better notifications
│       ├── nvim-tree.lua     # File explorer
│       ├── obsidian.lua      # Obsidian integration
│       ├── snacks.lua        # Utility functions
│       ├── substitute.lua    # Better substitution
│       ├── surround.lua      # Surround text objects
│       ├── todo-comments.lua # Todo highlighting
│       ├── tokyonight.lua    # Tokyo Night theme
│       ├── treesitter.lua    # Syntax highlighting
│       ├── trouble.lua       # Diagnostics panel
│       ├── undotree.lua      # Undo history
│       ├── vim-astro.lua     # Astro framework support
│       ├── vim-coach.lua     # Vim learning
│       ├── which-key.lua     # Keybinding help

Customization

Feel free to modify any settings to match your workflow:

• Theme: Multiple themes available in respective plugin files
• Keybindings: Modify lua/314rate/core/keymaps.lua
• LSP settings: Adjust files in lua/plugins/lsp/
• Plugin list: Edit individual plugin files or disable in lua/plugins/init.lua

Main Plugins Used

Core

• lazy.nvim - Fast and modern plugin manager
• mason.nvim - LSP server, formatter, and linter installer
• nvim-treesitter - Advanced syntax highlighting

UI & Appearance

• tokyo-night.nvim - Beautiful colorscheme
• lualine.nvim - Customizable statusline
• nvim-tree.lua - File explorer
• which-key.nvim - Keybinding hints

LSP & Completion

• nvim-lspconfig - LSP configuration
• blink.cmp - Fast completion engine
• conform.nvim - Code formatting
• trouble.nvim - Diagnostics panel

Git Integration

• gitsigns.nvim - Git decorations
• fugitive.vim - Git commands
• lazygit.nvim - Terminal Git UI

Development

• telescope.nvim & fzf-lua - Fuzzy finding
• copilot.lua - AI pair programming
• todo-comments.nvim - Todo highlighting
• markdown-preview.nvim - Live markdown preview

Technologies Supported

This configuration is optimized for:

• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Next.js, Astro, Hugo, JavaScript, CSS/SCSS
• Backend: Node.js, Python
• Tools: Git, Bash, Docker
• Markup: Markdown, MDX, JSON, YAML
• Documentation: Obsidian notes integration

Troubleshooting

Font icons not displaying

Make sure you have a Nerd Font installed and set as your terminal font.

Formatter not working

# Check conform status
:ConformInfo

# Check available formatters
:Mason

Contributing

This is my personal configuration, but feel free to:

• 🍴 Fork it for your own use
• 🐛 Report issues you encounter
• 💡 Suggest improvements via issues or PRs
• 📖 Share your customizations

Inspiration

This configuration is inspired by:

• LazyVim
• NvChad
• AstroNvim
• My daily workflow as a web developer at JvM TECH

License

MIT License - feel free to use and modify as you wish.

Author

Dennis Lemm

• Portfolio: lemm.dev
• GitHub: @dlemm
• Currently building awesome web projects at JvM TECH

Built with ❤️ and lots of ☕