diff --git a/nvchad-config/README.md b/nvchad-config/README.md
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+# Custom nvchad config
+
+## Prequisites
+
+* [neovim](https://neovim.io/)
+* [nvchad](https://nvchad.com/)
+
+## Install
+
+Copy contents of this dir to `~/.config/nvim/custom`.
+
diff --git a/nvchad-config/chadrc.lua b/nvchad-config/chadrc.lua
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+---@type ChadrcConfig
+local M = {}
+
+-- Path to overriding theme and highlights files
+local highlights = require "custom.highlights"
+
+M.ui = {
+  theme = "one_light",
+  theme_toggle = { "one_light", "onedark" },
+  transparency = true,
+
+  hl_override = highlights.override,
+  hl_add = highlights.add,
+}
+
+M.plugins = "custom.plugins"
+
+-- check core.mappings for table structure
+M.mappings = require "custom.mappings"
+
+return M
diff --git a/nvchad-config/configs/conform.lua b/nvchad-config/configs/conform.lua
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+--type conform.options
+local options = {
+	lsp_fallback = true,
+
+	formatters_by_ft = {
+		lua = { "stylua" },
+
+		javascript = { "prettier" },
+		css = { "prettier" },
+		html = { "prettier" },
+
+		sh = { "shfmt" },
+	},
+
+  -- adding same formatter for multiple filetypes can look too much work for some
+  -- instead of the above code you could just use a loop! the config is just a table after all!
+
+	-- format_on_save = {
+	--   -- These options will be passed to conform.format()
+	--   timeout_ms = 500,
+	--   lsp_fallback = true,
+	-- },
+}
+
+require("conform").setup(options)
diff --git a/nvchad-config/configs/lspconfig.lua b/nvchad-config/configs/lspconfig.lua
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+local on_attach = require("plugins.configs.lspconfig").on_attach
+local capabilities = require("plugins.configs.lspconfig").capabilities
+local lspconfig = require "lspconfig"
+
+-- if you just want default config for the servers then put them in a table
+local servers = {
+  -- front-end
+  "html",
+  "cssls",
+  "tsserver",
+  -- back-end
+  "gopls",
+  -- static files
+  "jsonls",
+  "yamlls",
+  -- docker
+  "dockerls",
+  "docker_compose_language_service",
+}
+
+for _, lsp in ipairs(servers) do
+  lspconfig[lsp].setup {
+    on_attach = on_attach,
+    capabilities = capabilities,
+  }
+end
+
+lspconfig.intelephense.setup{
+  filetypes = { 'php', 'ctp' }
+}
+
+-- lspconfig.pyright.setup { blabla}
+
diff --git a/nvchad-config/configs/overrides.lua b/nvchad-config/configs/overrides.lua
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+local M = {}
+
+M.treesitter = {
+  ensure_installed = {
+    "vim",
+    "lua",
+    "html",
+    "css",
+    "javascript",
+    "typescript",
+    "tsx",
+    "c",
+    "markdown",
+    "markdown_inline",
+  },
+  indent = {
+    enable = true,
+    -- disable = {
+    --   "python"
+    -- },
+  },
+}
+
+M.mason = {
+  ensure_installed = {
+    -- lua stuff
+    "lua-language-server",
+    "stylua",
+    -- web dev stuff
+    "css-lsp",
+    "html-lsp",
+    "typescript-language-server",
+    "deno",
+    "prettier",
+    "json-lsp",
+    "yaml-language-server",
+    -- c/cpp stuff
+    "clangd",
+    "clang-format",
+    -- golang stuff
+    "gopls",
+    "goimports",
+    -- php stuff
+    "intelephense",
+    -- docker
+    "docker-compose-language-service",
+    "dockerfile-language-server",
+    -- shell stuff
+    "shfmt",
+  },
+}
+
+-- git support in nvimtree
+M.nvimtree = {
+  git = {
+    enable = true,
+  },
+
+  renderer = {
+    highlight_git = true,
+    icons = {
+      show = {
+        git = true,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}
+
+return M
diff --git a/nvchad-config/highlights.lua b/nvchad-config/highlights.lua
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+-- To find any highlight groups: "<cmd> Telescope highlights"
+-- Each highlight group can take a table with variables fg, bg, bold, italic, etc
+-- base30 variable names can also be used as colors
+
+local M = {}
+
+---@type Base46HLGroupsList
+M.override = {
+  Comment = {
+    italic = true,
+  },
+}
+
+---@type HLTable
+M.add = {
+  NvimTreeOpenedFolderName = { fg = "green", bold = true },
+}
+
+return M
diff --git a/nvchad-config/init.lua b/nvchad-config/init.lua
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+-- local autocmd = vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd
+
+-- Auto resize panes when resizing nvim window
+-- autocmd("VimResized", {
+--   pattern = "*",
+--   command = "tabdo wincmd =",
+-- })
+
diff --git a/nvchad-config/mappings.lua b/nvchad-config/mappings.lua
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+---@type MappingsTable
+local M = {}
+
+M.general = {
+  n = {
+    ["<C-]>"] = {
+      function()
+        require("nvterm.terminal").toggle "vertical"
+      end,
+    },
+    ["<C-\\>"] = {
+      function()
+        require("nvterm.terminal").toggle "horizontal"
+      end,
+    },
+    ["\\"] = { "<cmd>:vsplit <CR>", "Vertical split" },
+    --  format with conform
+    ["<leader>fm"] = {
+      function()
+        require("conform").format()
+      end,
+      "formatting",
+    }
+  },
+  v = {
+    [">"] = { ">gv", "indent"},
+  },
+  t = {
+    ["<C-]>"] = {
+      function()
+        require("nvterm.terminal").toggle "vertical"
+      end,
+    },
+    ["<C-\\>"] = {
+      function()
+        require("nvterm.terminal").toggle "horizontal"
+      end,
+    },
+  },
+}
+
+-- more keybinds!
+
+return M
diff --git a/nvchad-config/plugins.lua b/nvchad-config/plugins.lua
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+local overrides = require("custom.configs.overrides")
+
+---@type NvPluginSpec[]
+local plugins = {
+
+  -- Override plugin definition options
+
+  {
+    "neovim/nvim-lspconfig",
+    config = function()
+      require "plugins.configs.lspconfig"
+      require "custom.configs.lspconfig"
+    end, -- Override to setup mason-lspconfig
+  },
+
+  -- override plugin configs
+  {
+    "williamboman/mason.nvim",
+    opts = overrides.mason
+  },
+
+  {
+    "nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter",
+    opts = overrides.treesitter,
+  },
+
+  {
+    "nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua",
+    opts = overrides.nvimtree,
+  },
+
+  -- Install a plugin
+  {
+    "max397574/better-escape.nvim",
+    event = "InsertEnter",
+    config = function()
+      require("better_escape").setup()
+    end,
+  },
+
+  {
+    "stevearc/conform.nvim",
+    --  for users those who want auto-save conform + lazyloading!
+    -- event = "BufWritePre"
+    config = function()
+      require "custom.configs.conform"
+    end,
+  },
+
+  -- To make a plugin not be loaded
+  -- {
+  --   "NvChad/nvim-colorizer.lua",
+  --   enabled = false
+  -- },
+
+  -- All NvChad plugins are lazy-loaded by default
+  -- For a plugin to be loaded, you will need to set either `ft`, `cmd`, `keys`, `event`, or set `lazy = false`
+  -- If you want a plugin to load on startup, add `lazy = false` to a plugin spec, for example
+  -- {
+  --   "mg979/vim-visual-multi",
+  --   lazy = false,
+  -- }
+}
+
+return plugins