diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/user/keymaps.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/user/keymaps.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4d12c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/user/keymaps.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+vim.g.mapleader       = ' '       -- set <SPACE> as leader key
+
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>w', '<cmd>write<cr>')            -- write file with leader w
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>e', '<cmd>NvimTreeToggle<cr>')   -- open file explorer with leader e
+
+-- set split navigation to cntrl+j/k/h/l
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-j>', '<C-w>j')
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-k>', '<C-w>k')
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-h>', '<C-w>h')
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-l>', '<C-w>l')
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/user/options.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/user/options.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f303f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/user/options.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+vim.g.loaded_netrw          = 1                 -- disable netrw for nvim-tree
+vim.g.loaded_netrwPlugin    = 1                 -- recommended for nvim-tree
+vim.opt.number              = true              -- turn line numbers on
+vim.opt.ignorecase          = true              -- ignore case when searching
+vim.opt.hlsearch            = true              -- highlight search results
+vim.opt.tabstop             = 2                 -- set number of spaces for a tab
+vim.opt.shiftwidth          = 2                 -- number of spaces a tab will be expanded to
+vim.opt.expandtab           = true              -- enable expanding tabs to spaces
+vim.opt.wrap                = true              -- softwrap long lines in view
+vim.opt.breakindent         = true              -- indent wrapped lines
+vim.opt.cursorline          = true              -- underline current line
+vim.opt.cursorlineopt       = "screenline"      -- hightlight line only
+vim.opt.termguicolors       = true              -- enables 24-bit color
+vim.opt.splitbelow          = true              -- new horizontal splits go below
+vim.opt.splitright          = true              -- new vertical splits go right
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/user/plugins.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/user/plugins.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa52e3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/user/plugins.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+local ensure_packer = function()
+  local fn = vim.fn
+  local install_path = fn.stdpath('data')..'/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim'
+  if fn.empty(fn.glob(install_path)) > 0 then
+    fn.system({'git', 'clone', '--depth', '1', 'https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim', install_path})
+    vim.cmd [[packadd packer.nvim]]
+    return true
+  end
+  return false
+end
+
+local packer_bootstrap = ensure_packer()
+
+return require('packer').startup(function(use)
+  use 'wbthomason/packer.nvim'
+  use {
+    'williamboman/mason.nvim',
+    run = ':MasonUpdate' -- :MasonUpdate updates registry contents
+  }
+  use 'NvChad/nvim-colorizer.lua'
+  use 'windwp/nvim-autopairs'
+  use 'nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua'
+  use 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons'
+  use {'akinsho/bufferline.nvim', tag = "*", requires = 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons'}
+--  use {'neoclide/coc.nvim', branch = 'release'}
+
+  -- Themes
+  use 'folke/tokyonight.nvim'
+
+  -- Automatically set up your configuration after cloning packer.nvim
+  -- Put this at the end after all plugins
+  if packer_bootstrap then
+    require('packer').sync()
+  end
+
+  --  mason setup
+  require 'mason'.setup()
+
+  -- colorizer setup
+  require 'colorizer'.setup()
+
+  -- autopairs setup
+  require 'nvim-autopairs'.setup()
+
+  -- nvim-tree setup
+  require 'nvim-tree'.setup()
+
+  -- bufferline setup
+  require 'bufferline'.setup()
+  
+end)