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A launch point for your personal nvim configuration

30 mentions on Hacker News by 30 people: 6 stories, 24 comments · first 2021-10-25 · latest 2026-05-23

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  1. …of `typescriptreact` while the treesitter parser is named "tsx". You'll need something like this https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim/blob/cfdc17be3ae1... , and there's still the note that the `vim.treesitter.language.get_lang` call…
    comment by c-hendricks · 2026-05-23 · in Lisp in Vim (2019)
  2. …are real and what I would suggest for anyone who is a long time vim user is to check out kickstart. https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim , specifically the modular fork https://github.com/dam9000/kickstart-modular.nvim which will…
    comment by zoidb · 2025-10-10 · in Notes on switching to Helix from Vim
  3. …nvim setup, and then build it up myself and learn as I go. I have stuck and enjoyed kickstart.nvim: https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim It has been my starting point, and I have gradually been adding new plugins and reconfiguring…
    comment by EPendragon · 2025-08-05 · in Customizing tmux
  4. https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim single file config in lua with the essentials. Some of the article still rings true though.
    comment by Zizizizz · 2025-02-01 · in I miss Vim
  5. …project gives you Telescope as the fuzzy finder. (The YouTube video by TJ is linked in the README.) https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
    comment by slowmovintarget · 2024-12-28 · in So you want to write Java in Neovim
  6. Similarly, I found the kickstart.nvim immensely helpful as a jumping off point. https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
    comment by pjot · 2024-12-28 · in So you want to write Java in Neovim
  7. For casual users like me, I find Kickstart ( https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim ) a good and sensible default that's not too opinionated.
    comment by zingerlio · 2024-06-30 · in My (Neo)Vim workflow
  8. …them your self. All plugins are in one file + has a lot of comments to help you get started. ref: https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
    comment by asabla · 2024-05-16 · in What's New in Neovim 0.10
  9. I recently started with Kickstart paired with this video, it's really easy and beginner friendly. https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8C0Cq9Uv9o
    comment by nop_slide · 2024-05-16 · in What's New in Neovim 0.10
  10. …distro. I suggest to take someone's lua config and start from there. Kickstart.nvim is a good one: https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
    comment by ivanjermakov · 2024-02-02 · in Neovide – A simple, no-nonsense, cross-platform GUI for Neovim
  11. …own config. And it comes with the which-key.nvim [2] plugin that helps you learn vim motions. [1]: https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim [2]: https://github.com/folke/which-key.nvim
    comment by jannes · 2024-02-01 · in Neovide – A simple, no-nonsense, cross-platform GUI for Neovim
  12. …and themes until you have learned the fundamental of motions, navigations and editing. Starter kit: https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
    comment by bamazizi · 2023-11-05 · in Effective Neovim: An Instant IDE [video]
  13. …possible while making it easy to change/add stuff and getting started doing your own config. [1]: https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
    comment by maxRN · 2023-09-24 · in Foot – A fast, lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator
  14. …the easiest setup possible. If you decide to give neovim a shot, I would 100% recommend using this: https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim I recently transferred 10+ year vim config to lua and neovim, and I saw people recommending this…
    comment by Exuma · 2023-09-03 · in How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
  15. …how much people have figured out already to make things run well and look nice. Kickstart nvim: https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
    comment by dizhn · 2023-07-17 · in LazyVim
  16. https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim I started with this config. This made it a lot easier to start.
    comment by josephd79 · 2023-07-17 · in LazyVim
  17. …my neovim config was to use kickstart as a reference, and slowly add things that I needed. https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
    comment by nithinbekal · 2023-07-17 · in LazyVim
  18. …nothing and a fully-fledged project like Astro/Lunar vim, I'd really recommend kickstart.nvim https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim It's a single, well-commented config file that will provide you with a neovim that has TreeSitter,…
    comment by petepete · 2023-03-13 · in AstroNvim is an aesthetic and feature-rich Neovim config
  19. I just used https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim . I did have my own config but I had it across multiple files and this one is simpler. Astro is more of an attempt to replicate the full IDE experience. You can just copy-paste the…
    comment by skippyboxedhero · 2023-03-13 · in AstroNvim is an aesthetic and feature-rich Neovim config
  20. This is a good starting point if you ever feel like trying again with Neovim. https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim/blob/master/init....
    comment by Otek · 2022-07-09 · in Show HN: I built an interactive course that helps you learn Vim faster
  21. https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
    comment by williamsmj · 2022-06-30 · in Vim 9.0
  22. This is a good example config to get started with nvim: https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
    comment by eterps · 2022-04-15 · in Neovim 0.7 Released
  23. …engines, and some basic git functionality. [1] https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig [2] https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
    comment by botdan · 2021-12-09 · in Stack Graphs
  24. …gives you a working nvim-cmp setup out of the box, along with a few other useful neovim things: https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim/blob/master/init....
    comment by hd4 · 2021-10-25 · in Lua backed completion engine for Neovim