diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index f24b17f3..f3b31f8a 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ P.S. You can delete this when you're done too. It's your config now :)
 vim.g.mapleader = ' '
 vim.g.maplocalleader = ' '
 
+-- disable netrw for NvimTree
+vim.g.loaded_netrw = 1
+vim.g.loaded_netrwPlugin = 1
+
 -- Install package manager
 --    https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim
 --    `:help lazy.nvim.txt` for more info
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ require('lazy').setup({
 
       -- Useful status updates for LSP
       -- NOTE: `opts = {}` is the same as calling `require('fidget').setup({})`
-      { 'j-hui/fidget.nvim', tag = 'legacy', opts = {} },
+      { 'j-hui/fidget.nvim',       tag = 'legacy', opts = {} },
 
       -- Additional lua configuration, makes nvim stuff amazing!
       'folke/neodev.nvim',
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ require('lazy').setup({
   },
 
   -- Useful plugin to show you pending keybinds.
-  { 'folke/which-key.nvim', opts = {} },
+  { 'folke/which-key.nvim',  opts = {} },
   {
     -- Adds git related signs to the gutter, as well as utilities for managing changes
     'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim',
@@ -128,16 +132,16 @@ require('lazy').setup({
 
         -- don't override the built-in and fugitive keymaps
         local gs = package.loaded.gitsigns
-        vim.keymap.set({'n', 'v'}, ']c', function()
+        vim.keymap.set({ 'n', 'v' }, ']c', function()
           if vim.wo.diff then return ']c' end
           vim.schedule(function() gs.next_hunk() end)
           return '<Ignore>'
-        end, {expr=true, buffer = bufnr, desc = "Jump to next hunk"})
-        vim.keymap.set({'n', 'v'}, '[c', function()
+        end, { expr = true, buffer = bufnr, desc = "Jump to next hunk" })
+        vim.keymap.set({ 'n', 'v' }, '[c', function()
           if vim.wo.diff then return '[c' end
           vim.schedule(function() gs.prev_hunk() end)
           return '<Ignore>'
-        end, {expr=true, buffer = bufnr, desc = "Jump to previous hunk"})
+        end, { expr = true, buffer = bufnr, desc = "Jump to previous hunk" })
       end,
     },
   },
@@ -159,8 +163,8 @@ require('lazy').setup({
       options = {
         icons_enabled = false,
         theme = 'catppuccin-mocha',
-        component_separators = '|',
-        section_separators = '',
+        section_separators = { left = '', right = '' },
+        component_separators = { left = '', right = '' }
       },
     },
   },
@@ -212,8 +216,8 @@ require('lazy').setup({
   -- NOTE: Next Step on Your Neovim Journey: Add/Configure additional "plugins" for kickstart
   --       These are some example plugins that I've included in the kickstart repository.
   --       Uncomment any of the lines below to enable them.
- -- require 'kickstart.plugins.autoformat',
- -- require 'kickstart.plugins.debug',
+  require 'kickstart.plugins.autoformat',
+  require 'kickstart.plugins.debug',
 
   -- NOTE: The import below can automatically add your own plugins, configuration, etc from `lua/custom/plugins/*.lua`
   --    You can use this folder to prevent any conflicts with this init.lua if you're interested in keeping
@@ -221,7 +225,7 @@ require('lazy').setup({
   --    Uncomment the following line and add your plugins to `lua/custom/plugins/*.lua` to get going.
   --
   --    For additional information see: https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim#-structuring-your-plugins
-{ import = 'custom.plugins' },
+  { import = 'custom.plugins' },
 }, {})
 
 -- [[ Setting options ]]
@@ -275,6 +279,9 @@ vim.keymap.set({ 'n', 'v' }, '<Space>', '<Nop>', { silent = true })
 vim.keymap.set('n', 'k', "v:count == 0 ? 'gk' : 'k'", { expr = true, silent = true })
 vim.keymap.set('n', 'j', "v:count == 0 ? 'gj' : 'j'", { expr = true, silent = true })
 
+-- Remap for navigating between buffers
+vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>x', ':bd', { silent = true })
+
 -- [[ Highlight on yank ]]
 -- See `:help vim.highlight.on_yank()`
 local highlight_group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('YankHighlight', { clear = true })
@@ -328,7 +335,7 @@ require('nvim-treesitter.configs').setup {
   ensure_installed = { 'c', 'cpp', 'go', 'lua', 'python', 'rust', 'tsx', 'javascript', 'typescript', 'vimdoc', 'vim' },
 
   -- Autoinstall languages that are not installed. Defaults to false (but you can change for yourself!)
-  auto_install = false,
+  auto_install = true,
 
   highlight = { enable = true },
   indent = { enable = true },
@@ -447,12 +454,12 @@ end
 --  If you want to override the default filetypes that your language server will attach to you can
 --  define the property 'filetypes' to the map in question.
 local servers = {
-  -- clangd = {},
-  -- gopls = {},
-  -- pyright = {},
-  -- rust_analyzer = {},
-  -- tsserver = {},
-  -- html = { filetypes = { 'html', 'twig', 'hbs'} },
+  clangd = {},
+  gopls = {},
+  pyright = {},
+  rust_analyzer = {},
+  tsserver = {},
+  html = { filetypes = { 'html', 'twig', 'hbs' } },
 
   lua_ls = {
     Lua = {
@@ -535,5 +542,9 @@ cmp.setup {
   },
 }
 
+-- [[NvimTree]]
+require("nvim-tree").setup {
+}
+
 -- The line beneath this is called `modeline`. See `:help modeline`
 -- vim: ts=2 sts=2 sw=2 et
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/init.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/init.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index be0eb9d8..00000000
--- a/lua/custom/plugins/init.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
--- You can add your own plugins here or in other files in this directory!
---  I promise not to create any merge conflicts in this directory :)
---
--- See the kickstart.nvim README for more information
-return {}
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/nvim-tree.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/nvim-tree.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..67a2c7be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/nvim-tree.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+return {
+  {
+    "nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua",
+    version = "*",
+    lazy = false,
+    dependencies = {
+      "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons",
+    },
+    window = {
+      mappings = {
+        ["<space>"] = "none",
+      },
+    },
+    keys = {
+      { "<leader>e",  "<cmd>NvimTreeToggle<cr>", desc = "Nvim[T]ree [T]oggle" },
+      { "<leader>ef", "<cmd>NvimTreeFocus<cr>",  desc = "Nvim[T]ree [F]ocus " },
+      { "<leader>eo", "<cmd>NvimTreeOpen<cr>",   desc = "Nvim[T]ree [O]pen" },
+      { "<leader>ex", "<cmd>NvimTreeClose<cr>",  desc = "Nvim[T]ree [C]lose" },
+    },
+  },
+}