lazy.nvim/docs/installation.mdx

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# 🛠️ Installation

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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](/configuration) section for an overview of all available options.

:::tip

It is recommended to run `:checkhealth lazy` after installation.

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:::note

In what follows `~/.config/nvim` is your Neovim configuration directory.
To know the correct path for your system, run `:echo stdpath('config')`.

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```lua title="~/.config/nvim/init.lua"
require("config.lazy")
```

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```lua title="~/.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"
  vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "--branch=stable", lazyrepo, lazypath })
end
vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)

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

-- Setup lazy.nvim
require("lazy").setup({
  -- highlight-start
  spec = {
    -- import your plugins
    { import = "plugins" },
  },
  -- highlight-end
  defaults = {
    -- By default, only LazyVim plugins will be lazy-loaded. Your custom plugins will load during startup.
    -- If you know what you're doing, you can set this to `true` to have all your custom plugins lazy-loaded by default.
    lazy = false,
    -- It's recommended to leave version=false for now, since a lot the plugin that support versioning,
    -- have outdated releases, which may break your Neovim install.
    version = false, -- always use the latest git commit
    -- version = "*", -- try installing the latest stable version for plugins that support semver
  },
  -- colorscheme that will be used when installing plugins.
  install = { colorscheme = { "habamax" } },
  checker = { enabled = true }, -- automatically check for plugin updates
  performance = {
    rtp = {
      -- uncomment the below to disable some rtp plugins
      disabled_plugins = {
        -- "gzip",
        -- "matchit",
        -- "matchparen",
        -- "netrwPlugin",
        -- "tarPlugin",
        -- "tohtml",
        -- "tutor",
        -- "zipPlugin",
      },
    },
  },
})
```

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

For more info see [Structuring Your Plugins](/usage/structuring)

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<pre>
~/.config/nvim
├── lua
│   ├── config
│   │   └── lazy.lua
│   └── plugins
│       ├── spec1.lua
│       ├── **
│       └── spec2.lua
└── init.lua
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```lua title="~/.config/nvim/init.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"
  vim.fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--filter=blob:none", "--branch=stable", lazyrepo, lazypath })
end
vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)

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

-- Setup lazy.nvim
require("lazy").setup({
  -- highlight-start
  spec = {
    -- add your plugins here
  },
  -- highlight-end
  defaults = {
    -- By default, only LazyVim plugins will be lazy-loaded. Your custom plugins will load during startup.
    -- If you know what you're doing, you can set this to `true` to have all your custom plugins lazy-loaded by default.
    lazy = false,
    -- It's recommended to leave version=false for now, since a lot the plugin that support versioning,
    -- have outdated releases, which may break your Neovim install.
    version = false, -- always use the latest git commit
    -- version = "*", -- try installing the latest stable version for plugins that support semver
  },
  -- colorscheme that will be used when installing plugins.
  install = { colorscheme = { "habamax" } },
  checker = { enabled = true }, -- automatically check for plugin updates
  performance = {
    rtp = {
      -- uncomment the below to disable some rtp plugins
      disabled_plugins = {
        -- "gzip",
        -- "matchit",
        -- "matchparen",
        -- "netrwPlugin",
        -- "tarPlugin",
        -- "tohtml",
        -- "tutor",
        -- "zipPlugin",
      },
    },
  },
})
```

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