diff --git a/.config/nvim/init.lua b/.config/nvim/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d814ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nvim/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+-- deactivating netrw as it conflicts with nvim-tree
+vim.g.loaded_netrw = 1
+vim.g.loaded_netrwPlugin = 1
+
+local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath 'data' .. '/lazy/lazy.nvim'
+if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
+	local lazyrepo = 'https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git'
+	vim.fn.system{'git', 'clone', '--filter=blob:none', '--branch=stable', lazyrepo, lazypath}
+end
+vim.opt.rtp:prepend(lazypath)
+
+require("lazy").setup {
+	"xiyaowong/transparent.nvim",
+	{"willothy/nvim-cokeline", dependencies = {
+		"nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
+		"nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons"
+	}, config = true},
+	{"nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua", dependencies = {
+		"nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons"
+	}}
+}
+
+require("nvim-tree").setup()