Charles' Neovim Kickstarter

Kick start your Neovim with options to choose.

Why another kickstarter?

Quick start

Copy and execute this command and see what's going to happen :) (You need Python 3.11+ btw)

# Recommended, relatively easy to memorize
curl -L kickstart.chardoncs.dev | python3 - -o
# OR use the raw content link if my redirect is not working
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chardoncs/cd-kickstart.nvim/main/setup.py | python3 - -o

Setup script

Options

Option	Description
-a, --append	Skip base configuration and append selected optional features
-d, --dir	Specify directory to install By default: ~/.config/nvim/ (Linux), ~/.config/neovim (MacOS), ~\AppData\Local\nvim (Windows)
-o, --open	Open neovim after the configuration completed
-p, --profile	Install config as a profile instead
-R, --remote	Remote mode (Use upstream repository instead)
-r, --resolve	What to do if the target directory is not empty: abort (default) or overwrite
-u, --use	Include modules. Use spaces to delimit multiple items
-e, --exclude	Exclude modules
--variant	Variant (minimal, lite, default, slop)

Variants

• minimal: Only basic configurations and lazy.nvim. Good for users who just want a foundation for their customizations.
• lite: minimal + basic plugins (Telescope, Tree-sitter configs, themes, etc.). Near-lightweight experience.
• default: lite + basic LSP config, Lualine, and Nerd Fonts. My go-to choices. Suitable for most tasks without getting too bloated.
• slop: default + multiple plugins to make Neovim look like an IDE. Good for new users coming from bloated editors (such as VS Code or IDEA) as a transition.

Modules

Module	Description
dbee	nvim-dbee, a database client
flutter	Flutter support, using flutter-tools.nvim
hardtime	Establish good command workflow habits using hardtime.nvim NOTE: You might feel uncomfortable with it since multiple functionalities (like mouse selection, arrow keys) are disabled.
harpoon	Harpoon, switching between buffers without using a tabline or bufferline
mason	LSP server management, using mason.nvim. Otherwise, LSP servers must be managed manually or using the system package manager, and configured manually in lua/plugins/lsp.lua.
notification	Notification toasts, using nvim-notify
quarto	Quarto support, using official plugin
snacks	snacks.nvim, a collection of useful utilities (many overlapped with current plugins) developed by Folke
startup	Startup window, using dashboard-nvim, which will replace the default vim/neovim one.
templates	Templates: .gitignore
tex	TeX/LaTeX support, using VimTeX, and telescope-bibtex.nvim for Telescope BibTeX search

Additional setups

LuaRocks

I personally don't use LuaRocks for Neovim. To allow Lazy.nvim using LuaRocks, set rocks.enabled to true in lua/lazy_setup.lua