diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
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+vim.g.base46_cache = vim.fn.stdpath "data" .. "/nvchad/base46/"
+vim.g.mapleader = " "
+
+-- bootstrap lazy and all plugins
+local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath "data" .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
+
+if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
+  local repo = "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git"
+  vim.fn.system { "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", repo, "--branch=stable", lazypath }
+end
+
+vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
+
+local lazy_config = require "configs.lazy"
+
+-- load plugins
+require("lazy").setup({
+  {
+    "NvChad/NvChad",
+    lazy = false,
+    branch = "starter",
+    import = "nvchad.plugins",
+    config = function()
+      require "options"
+    end,
+  },
+
+  { import = "plugins" },
+}, lazy_config)
+
+-- load theme
+dofile(vim.g.base46_cache .. "defaults")
+dofile(vim.g.base46_cache .. "statusline")
+
+require "nvchad.autocmds"
+
+vim.schedule(function()
+  require "mappings"
+end)
diff --git a/lua/chadrc.lua b/lua/chadrc.lua
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+++ b/lua/chadrc.lua
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+local M = {}
+
+M.ui = {
+  theme = "onedark",
+}
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/configs/conform.lua b/lua/configs/conform.lua
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+++ b/lua/configs/conform.lua
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+local options = {
+  lsp_fallback = true,
+
+  formatters_by_ft = {
+    lua = { "stylua" },
+  },
+}
+
+require("conform").setup(options)
diff --git a/lua/configs/lazy.lua b/lua/configs/lazy.lua
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+++ b/lua/configs/lazy.lua
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+return {
+  defaults = { lazy = true },
+  install = { colorscheme = { "nvchad" } },
+
+  ui = {
+    icons = {
+      ft = "",
+      lazy = "󰂠 ",
+      loaded = "",
+      not_loaded = "",
+    },
+  },
+
+  performance = {
+    rtp = {
+      disabled_plugins = {
+        "2html_plugin",
+        "tohtml",
+        "getscript",
+        "getscriptPlugin",
+        "gzip",
+        "logipat",
+        "netrw",
+        "netrwPlugin",
+        "netrwSettings",
+        "netrwFileHandlers",
+        "matchit",
+        "tar",
+        "tarPlugin",
+        "rrhelper",
+        "spellfile_plugin",
+        "vimball",
+        "vimballPlugin",
+        "zip",
+        "zipPlugin",
+        "tutor",
+        "rplugin",
+        "syntax",
+        "synmenu",
+        "optwin",
+        "compiler",
+        "bugreport",
+        "ftplugin",
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/mappings.lua b/lua/mappings.lua
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+++ b/lua/mappings.lua
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+require "nvchad.mappings"
+
+-- add yours here
+
+local map = vim.keymap.set
+
+map("n", ";", ":", { desc = "CMD enter command mode" })
+
+map("n", "<leader>fm", function()
+  require("conform").format()
+end, { desc = "File Format with conform" })
+
+map("i", "jk", "<ESC>", { desc = "Escape insert mode" })
diff --git a/lua/options.lua b/lua/options.lua
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+++ b/lua/options.lua
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+require "nvchad.options"
+
+-- add yours here!
diff --git a/lua/plugins/init.lua b/lua/plugins/init.lua
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+++ b/lua/plugins/init.lua
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+return {
+  {
+    "stevearc/conform.nvim",
+    config = function()
+      require "configs.conform"
+    end,
+  },
+
+  {
+    "nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua",
+    opts = {
+      git = { enable = true },
+    },
+  },
+}