How to setup Neovim from Scratch - Complete Guide (Including TMUX, Lazy and LSP)
My NeoVim config needed an update, so, I decided to configure it from scratch! I've documented each step for an awesome neovim setup, including installing the Lazy Nvim plugin manager, integrating TMUX, setting up our Language Servers with Lspconfig and much more.
In light of the recent archiving of null-ls, we will also explore switching to efm-langserver, a performance-optimized alternative for linting and formatting with broad language support. We will set up the LSPs, linters and formatters for Python, Lua and Typescript. Plus, we'll delve into transitioning to Lazy Nvim for a more streamlined plugin management experience.
This video tutorial is designed for both beginners as well as those already using NeoVim and looking to optimise their NeoVim configuration (see timestamps to skip ahead where needed!).
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction & Installing NeoVim
12:01 Setting up the Lazy Nvim Plugin Manager
21:24 Install a Colour Scheme
24:48 Sourcing Plugins & Configuring Lazy Nvim
31:51 Configuring NeoVim options
41:23 Nvim Tree File Explorer
44:41 Installing a Nerdfont
54:21 Custom Shortcuts
1:02:06 Telescope Fuzzy Finder
1:07:58 Comments & Indentation
1:11:08 Visual Indentation Guidance
1:12:22 Syntax Highlighting with Treesitter
1:14:22 Autotags
1:16:18 Web-Devicons
1:17:33 Illuminate Word Under Cursor
1:18:47 Highlight Yanked Text
1:20:00 Nicer Command Line, Search and Notification UI
1:22:18 Lualine Custom Statusline
1:26:27 Installing Language Servers with Mason
1:31:32 Setting up Mason Lspconfig
1:33:46 Getting Started with LspConfig with Lua (incl. Linting & Formatting)
1:37:51 Formatting on Save
1:39:59 LspSaga & Diagnostics Keymaps
1:44:30 Clean up our project Lua settings
1:46:09 Configuring LspConfig and efm for Python LSP, Linting & Formatting
1:50:33 Setting Up Auto-Completion
1:53:05 Configuring LspConfig and efm for TypeScript LSP, Linting & Formatting
1:58:02 A Closer Look at efm-langserver
2:00:53 Cleaning Up LspConfig & Adding autocmds
2:03:14 Setting Up Transparency
2:06:14 Integrating NeoVim with TMUX
2:17:28 Outro & Thank You
Links
0. My Config (for reference)
nvim [latest]: https://github.com/radleylewis/nvim
nvim [commit containing video code]: https://github.com/radleylewis/nvim/t...
dotfiles (alacritty & tmux): https://github.com/radleylewis/dotfiles
Linux Distro used in this video is Pop!_OS: https://pop.system76.com/
1. NeoVim
https://neovim.io
2. Lazy Nvim
https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim
3. Colour Scheme
nightfox: https://github.com/EdenEast/nightfox....
gruvbox: https://github.com/ellisonleao/gruvbo...
4. Nvim Tree File Explorer
https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tre...
5. Nerdfonts
https://www.nerdfonts.com/
6. Telescope Fuzzy Finder
https://github.com/nvim-telescope/tel...
7. Comment.nvim
https://github.com/numToStr/Comment.nvim
8. Indent Blankline
https://github.com/lukas-reineke/inde...
9. Nvim Treesitter
https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nv...
10: Nvim ts-autotag
https://github.com/windwp/nvim-ts-aut...
11. Nvim Web-Devicons
https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-web...
12. Vim Illuminate
https://github.com/RRethy/vim-illuminate
13. Vim Highlighted Yank
https://github.com/machakann/vim-high...
14. Nvim Noice for Command Line and Notifiation UI
https://github.com/folke/noice.nvim
15. Lualine
https://github.com/nvim-lualine/luali...
16. Installing LSPs, Linters and Formatters with Mason
https://github.com/williamboman/mason...
17. Mason Lspconfig
https://github.com/williamboman/mason...
18. Lsp Config
https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig
19. efm-langserver
efm: https://github.com/mattn/efm-langserver
configs: https://github.com/creativenull/efmls...
20. Better Diagnostics with LspSaga
https://github.com/nvimdev/lspsaga.nvim
21. Neoconf
https://github.com/folke/neoconf.nvim
22. Auto-Completion
nvim-cmp: https://github.com/hrsh7th/nvim-cmp/
luasnip: https://github.com/L3MON4D3/LuaSnip
lspkind: https://github.com/onsails/lspkind.nvim
23. Transparent Nvim
https://github.com/xiyaowong/transpar...
24. TMUX
tmux: https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki
tpm: https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm
theme: https://github.com/wfxr/tmux-power
continuum: https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-...
resurrect: https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-...
navigation: https://github.com/christoomey/vim-tm...