Setup Neovim and LazyVim

I. Install Neovim

• Download nightly build from https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/tag/nightly
• Alternatively, build from source: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Building-Neovim

II. Install LazyVim

• Follow the instructions to install LazyVim: https://www.lazyvim.org/installation
• Install fd, ripgrep, fzf, lazygit:
  • Mac OS:

    brew install fd ripgrep fzf lazygit

  • Linux:

    apt install fd-find ripgrep fzf lazygit

III. Configuration

• Install toggleterm.nvim. Create file: ~/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/toggleterm.lua:

  -- ~/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/toggleterm.lua
  return {
    {
      "akinsho/toggleterm.nvim",
      tag = "2.4.0",
      keys = {
        { "<leader>th", "<cmd>ToggleTerm size=15 direction=horizontal<cr>", desc = "Open a horizontal terminal" },
        { "<leader>tt", "<cmd>ToggleTerm<cr>", desc = "Toggle terminal" },
        { "<F7>", "<cmd>ToggleTerm<cr>", desc = "Toggle terminal" },
        { "<F7>", "<cmd>ToggleTerm<cr>", mode= "t", desc = "Toggle terminal" },
      },
      opts = {
        --[[ things you want to change go here]]
      },
    },
  }

• Set options in ~/.config/nvim/lua/config/options.lua:

  -- ~/.config/nvim/lua/config/options.lua
  vim.opt.relativenumber = false -- Relative line numbers
  vim.opt.shiftwidth = 4 -- Size of an indent
  vim.opt.tabstop = 4 -- Number of spaces tabs count for
  

• Install nightfox colorscheme. Create file: ~/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/colorscheme.lua:

  -- ~/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/colorscheme.lua
  return {
    -- add nightfox colorscheme
    { "EdenEast/nightfox.nvim" },
  
    -- Configure LazyVim to load nightfox
    {
      "LazyVim/LazyVim",
      opts = {
        colorscheme = "carbonfox",
      },
    }
  }

See also

• LazyVim GitHub
• LazyVim Configuration