diff --git a/after/plugin/defaults.lua b/after/plugin/defaults.lua
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+++ b/after/plugin/defaults.lua
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+local opts = { noremap = true, silent = true }
+local keymap = vim.keymap.set
+
+
+--vim.g.loaded_netrw = 1		-- disables netrw
+--vim.g.loaded_netrwPlugin = 1
+vim.opt.hidden = true		-- keeps open file in register
+vim.opt.number = true		-- rownumber
+vim.opt.relativenumber = true
+vim.opt.list = true		-- shows whitespaces
+vim.opt.termguicolors = true
+vim.opt.background = "dark"
+
+vim.cmd("colorscheme kanagawa")
+vim.cmd [[set grepprg=rg\ --vimgrep\ --no-heading\ --hidden\ --smart-case]]
+vim.cmd "set nohlsearch noincsearch"
+vim.cmd "set cc=80"		-- shows line for file width.
+vim.cmd [[autocmd FileType gitcommit setlocal spell cc=72]]
+vim.cmd [[autocmd FileType markdown  setlocal spell]]
+vim.cmd [[autocmd FileType text      setlocal textwidth=79]]
+vim.cmd [[autocmd FileType python  setlocal expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 tabstop=8]]
+
+
+keymap('n', '<leader>sr', require('telescope.builtin').resume, { desc = '[S]earch [R]esume' })
+
+-- Better window navigation
+keymap("n", "<C-h>", "<C-w>h", opts)
+keymap("n", "<C-j>", "<C-w>j", opts)
+keymap("n", "<C-k>", "<C-w>k", opts)
+keymap("n", "<C-l>", "<C-w>l", opts)
+
+-- Navigate buffers
+keymap("n", "<S-l>", ":bnext<CR>", opts)
+keymap("n", "<S-h>", ":bprevious<CR>", opts)
+
+-- Move text up and down
+keymap("n", "<M-j>", "<Esc>:m .+1<CR>==gi", opts)
+keymap("n", "<M-k>", "<Esc>:m .-2<CR>==gi", opts)
+
+-- debugging keymaps
+keymap("n","<F5>",":lua require'dap'.continue()<CR>", opts)
+keymap("n","<F10>",":lua require'dap'.step_over()<CR>", opts)
+keymap("n","<F11>",":lua require'dap'.step_into()<CR>", opts)
+keymap("n","<F12>",":lua require'dap'.step_out()<CR>", opts)
+keymap("n","<Leader>b",":lua require'dap'.toggle_breakpoint()<CR>", opts)
+keymap("n","<Leader>B",":lua require'dap'.set_breakpoint(vim.fn.input('Breakpoint condition: '))<CR>", opts)
+
+--debug settings
+require('dap-python').setup('~/.virtualenvs/debugpy/bin/python')
+
+local dap, dapui = require("dap"), require("dapui")
+dap.listeners.after.event_initialized["dapui_config"] = function()
+  dapui.open()
+end
+dap.listeners.before.event_terminated["dapui_config"] = function()
+  dapui.close()
+end
+dap.listeners.before.event_exited["dapui_config"] = function()
+  dapui.close()
+end
+
+-- Do not source the default filetype.vim
+vim.g.did_load_filetypes = 1
+
+-- filetype overrides
+require("filetype").setup({
+    overrides = {
+        extensions = {
+            tf = "terraform",
+	    tfvars = "terraform"
+        },
+    },
+})
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/dap.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/dap.lua
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index 00000000..45abe630
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+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/dap.lua
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+return {
+  {
+    "mfussenegger/nvim-dap",
+  },
+
+  {
+    "rcarriga/nvim-dap-ui",
+      requires = {'mfussenegger/nvim-dap'},
+      config = function ()
+        require('dapui').setup({})
+      end
+  },
+  {
+    "theHamsta/nvim-dap-virtual-text",
+  },
+  {
+    "nvim-telescope/telescope-dap.nvim",
+  },
+  {
+    "mfussenegger/nvim-dap-python",
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/filetree.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/filetree.lua
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index 00000000..55580ad2
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+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/filetree.lua
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+-- Unless you are still migrating, remove the deprecated commands from v1.x
+vim.cmd([[ let g:neo_tree_remove_legacy_commands = 1 ]])
+
+return {
+  "nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim",
+  version = "*",
+  dependencies = {
+    "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim",
+    "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons", -- not strictly required, but recommended
+    "MunifTanjim/nui.nvim",
+  },
+  config = function ()
+    require('neo-tree').setup {}
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/filetype.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/filetype.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f465c6ef
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+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/filetype.lua
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+-- File: lua/custom/plugins/autopairs.lua
+
+return {
+  "nathom/filetype.nvim",
+  config = function()
+    require("filetype").setup {}
+  end,
+}
diff --git a/lua/custom/plugins/kanagawa.lua b/lua/custom/plugins/kanagawa.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9bc846d
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+++ b/lua/custom/plugins/kanagawa.lua
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+-- File: lua/custom/plugins/autopairs.lua
+
+return {
+  "rebelot/kanagawa.nvim",
+  config = function()
+    require("kanagawa").setup {}
+  end,
+}