diff --git a/dots/.config/nvim/init.lua b/dots/.config/nvim/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e586f8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dots/.config/nvim/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+local ok, err = pcall(require, "main")
+
+if not ok then
+    error("Error loading main: " .. err)
+end
+
diff --git a/dots/.config/nvim/lua/main/init.lua b/dots/.config/nvim/lua/main/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59af596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dots/.config/nvim/lua/main/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+local base16 = require "base16"
+
+require "plugins"
+
+-- thanks nvchad for the telescope config
+require("telescope").setup {
+   defaults = {
+      vimgrep_arguments = {
+         "rg",
+         "--color=never",
+         "--no-heading",
+         "--with-filename",
+         "--line-number",
+         "--column",
+         "--smart-case",
+      },
+      prompt_prefix = "   ",
+      selection_caret = "  ",
+      entry_prefix = "  ",
+      initial_mode = "insert",
+      selection_strategy = "reset",
+      sorting_strategy = "ascending",
+      layout_strategy = "horizontal",
+      layout_config = {
+         horizontal = {
+            prompt_position = "top",
+            preview_width = 0.55,
+            results_width = 0.8,
+         },
+         vertical = {
+            mirror = false,
+         },
+         width = 0.87,
+         height = 0.80,
+         preview_cutoff = 120,
+      },
+      file_sorter = require("telescope.sorters").get_fuzzy_file,
+      file_ignore_patterns = { "node_modules" },
+      generic_sorter = require("telescope.sorters").get_generic_fuzzy_sorter,
+      path_display = { "absolute" },
+      winblend = 0,
+      border = {},
+      borderchars = { "─", "│", "─", "│", "╭", "╮", "╯", "╰" },
+      color_devicons = true,
+      use_less = true,
+      set_env = { ["COLORTERM"] = "truecolor" }, -- default = nil,
+      file_previewer = require("telescope.previewers").vim_buffer_cat.new,
+      grep_previewer = require("telescope.previewers").vim_buffer_vimgrep.new,
+      qflist_previewer = require("telescope.previewers").vim_buffer_qflist.new,
+      buffer_previewer_maker = require("telescope.previewers").buffer_previewer_maker,
+   }
+}
+
+require("nvim-treesitter.configs").setup {
+    highlight = {
+        enable = true,
+        disable = {},
+    },
+    indent = {
+        enable = false,
+        disable = {},
+    },
+    ensure_installed = {
+        "json",
+        "html",
+        "scss",
+        "javascript",
+        "css",
+        "c",
+        "cpp",
+        "rust"
+    },
+}
+
+local options = {
+    tabstop = 4,
+    shiftwidth = 4,
+    expandtab = true,
+    smartindent = true,
+    smartcase = true,
+
+    mouse = "a",
+    termguicolors = true,
+    cmdheight = 1
+}
+
+local init = {
+    "nnoremap <leader>ff <cmd>lua require('telescope.builtin').find_files()<cr>",
+    "nnoremap <leader>fg <cmd>lua require('telescope.builtin').live_grep()<cr>",
+    "nnoremap <leader>fb <cmd>lua require('telescope.builtin').buffers()<cr>",
+    "nnoremap <leader>fh <cmd>lua require('telescope.builtin').help_tags()<cr>"
+}
+
+for k, v in pairs(options) do
+    vim.o[k] = v
+end
+
+for i, v in pairs(init) do
+    vim.cmd(v)
+end
+
+base16.apply_theme(base16.themes["tomorrow-night"], true)
+
diff --git a/dots/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/init.lua b/dots/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f60882d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dots/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+local packer = require("packer")
+
+return packer.startup(function(use)
+    use "wbthomason/packer.nvim"
+    use "norcalli/nvim-base16.lua"
+    use {
+        'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim',
+        requires = { {'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'} },
+    }
+    use {
+        "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
+        branch = "0.5-compat",
+        run = ":TSUpdate"
+    }
+end)
+