return {
  "nvimdev/dashboard-nvim",
  event = "VimEnter",
  opts = function()
    local logo = [[
    9XXb._       _.dXXXXb dXXXXbo.                 .odXXXXb dXXXXb._       _.dXXP",
     9XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXOo.           .oOXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXP",
      `9XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX'~   ~`OOO8b   d8OOO'~   ~`XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXP'",
        `9XXXXXXXXXXXP' `9XX'   DIE    `98v8P'  HUMAN   `XXP' `9XXXXXXXXXXXP'",
            ~~~~~~~       9X.          .db|db.          .XP       ~~~~~~~",
                            )b.  .dbo.dP'`v'`9b.odb.  .dX(",
                          ,dXXXXXXXXXXXb     dXXXXXXXXXXXb.",
                         dXXXXXXXXXXXP'   .   `9XXXXXXXXXXXb",
                        dXXXXXXXXXXXXb   d|b   dXXXXXXXXXXXXb",
                        9XXb'   `XXXXXb.dX|Xb.dXXXXX'   `dXXP",
                         `'      9XXXXXX(   )XXXXXXP      `'",
                                  XXXX X.`v'.X XXXX",
                                  XP^X'`b   d'`X^XX",
                                  X. 9  `   '  P )X",
    ]]

    logo = string.rep("\n", 8) .. logo .. "\n\n"

    local opts = {
      theme = "doom",
      hide = {
        -- this is taken care of by lualine
        -- enabling this messes up the actual laststatus setting after loading a file
        statusline = false,
      },
      config = {
        header = vim.split(logo, "\n"),
        -- stylua: ignore
        center = {
          --{ action = LazyVim.telescope("files"), desc = " Find file", icon = " ", key = "f" },
          { action = "ene | startinsert", desc = " New file", icon = " ", key = "n" },
          { action = "Telescope oldfiles", desc = " Recent files", icon = " ", key = "r" },
          { action = "Telescope live_grep", desc = " Find text", icon = " ", key = "g" },
          { action = [[lua LazyVim.telescope.config_files()()]], desc = " Config", icon = " ", key = "c" },
          { action = 'lua require("persistence").load()', desc = " Restore Session", icon = " ", key = "s" },
          { action = "LazyExtras", desc = " Lazy Extras", icon = " ", key = "x" },
          { action = "Lazy", desc = " Lazy", icon = "󰒲 ", key = "l" },
          { action = "qa", desc = " Quit", icon = " ", key = "q" },
        },
        footer = function()
          local stats = require("lazy").stats()
          local ms = (math.floor(stats.startuptime * 100 + 0.5) / 100)
          return { "⚡ Neovim loaded " .. stats.loaded .. "/" .. stats.count .. " plugins in " .. ms .. "ms" }
        end,
      },
    }

    for _, button in ipairs(opts.config.center) do
      button.desc = button.desc .. string.rep(" ", 43 - #button.desc)
      button.key_format = "  %s"
    end

    -- close Lazy and re-open when the dashboard is ready
    if vim.o.filetype == "lazy" then
      vim.cmd.close()
      vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
        pattern = "DashboardLoaded",
        callback = function()
          require("lazy").show()
        end,
      })
    end

    return opts
  end,
}