🛠️ Installation

You can find a starter template for LazyVim here

Linux/MacOS
Windows
Try it with Docker

Make a backup of your current Neovim files:

# required
mv ~/.config/nvim{,.bak}

# optional but recommended
mv ~/.local/share/nvim{,.bak}
mv ~/.local/state/nvim{,.bak}
mv ~/.cache/nvim{,.bak}

Clone the starter

git clone https://github.com/LazyVim/starter ~/.config/nvim

Remove the .git folder, so you can add it to your own repo later
```
rm -rf ~/.config/nvim/.git
```
Start Neovim!
```
nvim
```
Refer to the comments in the files on how to customize LazyVim.

Install the LazyVim Starter with PowerShell

Make a backup of your current Neovim files:

# required
Move-Item $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim.bak

# optional but recommended
Move-Item $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim-data $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim-data.bak

Clone the starter

git clone https://github.com/LazyVim/starter $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim

Remove the .git folder, so you can add it to your own repo later
```
Remove-Item $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim\.git -Recurse -Force
```
Start Neovim!
```
nvim
```
Refer to the comments in the files on how to customize LazyVim.

docker run -w /root -it --rm alpine:edge sh -uelic '
  apk add git lazygit neovim ripgrep alpine-sdk --update
  git clone https://github.com/LazyVim/starter ~/.config/nvim
  cd ~/.config/nvim
  nvim
'

tip

It is recommended to run :LazyHealth after installation. This will load all plugins and check if everything is working correctly.