diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a32dde6..4a4b2ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 # except:
 !.zshrc
+!.vimrc
 !.config
 !.config/nvim
 !.config/nvim/**
diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..107e589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+" GENERAL CONFIGS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+syntax on                   " syntax highlighting
+set nocompatible            " disable compatibility to old-time vi
+set number
+set nocompatible
+set hlsearch                " highlight search 
+set incsearch               " incremental search
+set tabstop=4               " number of columns occupied by a tab 
+set softtabstop=4           " see multiple spaces as tab stops so <BS> does the right thing
+set expandtab               " converts tabs to white space
+set shiftwidth=4            " width for auto indents
+set autoindent              " indent a new line the same amount as the line just typed
+set number                  " add line numbers
+set wildmode=longest,list   " get bash-like tab completions
+set cc=100                  " set an 100 column border for good coding style
+set mouse=a                 " enable mouse for help file editing and hitting prompts
+set cursorline              " highlight current cursor line
+set ttyfast                 " Speed up scrolling in Vim
+set fdm=indent              " folding method syntax
+set foldlevel=10            " only fold when a certain complexity is reached by default.
+                            " This applies only at startup.
+set numberwidth=4           " How much space the line numbers should take
+set signcolumn=yes          " Show extra icons in the line numbers (like git marks, errors)
+set timeout timeoutlen=400  " How long to wait for non prefix free hotkey melodies
+set ttimeoutlen=0
+
+" Avoid showing message extra message when using completion 
+set shortmess+=c
+
+"allow auto-indenting depending on file type
+filetype plugin indent on   
+filetype plugin on
+
+
+let g:indentLine_char = '│'
+
+" HOTKEYS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+" add lines with double o
+noremap oo o<ESC>
+noremap OO O<ESC>
+
+" H and L for end and beginning
+nmap H ^
+nmap L $
+vmap H ^
+vmap L $
+
+" useful functions for arrow keys
+" (and force the user to use `hjkl`)
+
+" right/left to add/remove a tab in the beginning of the line.
+nmap <Left> <<
+nmap <Right> >>
+" same for visual mode (plus reselecting stuff for visual mode)
+vmap <Left> <gv
+vmap <Right> >gv
+
+" up and down move lines up and down
+nmap <Up> :m -2<CR>
+nmap <Down> :m +1<CR>
+" same for visual mode (plus reselecting stuff for visual mode)
+vmap <Up> :m -2<CR>
+vmap <Down> :m +1<CR>
+
+" resize windows
+nnoremap <C-Left> :vertical resize -1<CR>
+nnoremap <C-Right> :vertical resize +1<CR>
+nnoremap <C-Up> :resize -1<CR>
+nnoremap <C-Down> :resize +1<CR>
+
+" hit F3 to toggle search highlighting"
+nnoremap <F3> :set hlsearch!<CR> 
+
+nnoremap <SPACE> <Nop>
+let mapleader=" "
+map <leader>t :echo "leader tested!"<CR>
+map <leader>h :noh<CR>
+
+" copy to Wayland clipboard when leader is used. (note, install gvim for this)
+vnoremap  <leader>wy  y :call system("wl-copy", @")<CR>
+nnoremap  <leader>wY  Y :call system("wl-copy", @")<CR>
+nnoremap  <leader>wy  y :call system("wl-copy", @")<CR>
+nnoremap  <leader>wyy yy :call system("wl-copy", @")<CR>
+
+" copy to system clipboard when leader is used. (note, install gvim for this)
+vnoremap  <leader>y  "+y
+nnoremap  <leader>Y  "+Y
+nnoremap  <leader>y  "+y
+nnoremap  <leader>yy  "+yy
+
+" don't write the pasted upon stuff in visual mode into the register
+vnoremap p pgvy
+
+" open terminal with F12
+nnoremap <F12> :terminal<CR>
+
+" vsplit with <Leader>, then "
+map <Leader>" :vsplit<CR>
+
+" split with <Leader>, then %"
+map <Leader>% :split<CR>
+
+" join with <leader>j
+nnoremap <leader>j :join<CR>
+" join up with <leader>J
+nnoremap <leader>J :move .-2<CR> :join<CR>
+
+" split lines with <leader>s
+nnoremap <leader>s i<CR><ESC>
+" split lines up with <leader>S
+nnoremap <leader>S i<CR><ESC> V:m -2<CR>
+
+" move screen a line up/down with alt U/D
+nmap <A-u> kzz
+nmap <A-d> jzz
+
+" spell checking -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set spell spelllang=en
+
+" set a location
+set spellfile=~/.config/nvim/spell/en.utf-8.add
+
+" go to last or next misspelled word
+nnoremap zn ]s
+nnoremap zN [s
+
+" same as above but only with bad words (unrecognized)
+nnoremap Zn ]S
+nnoremap ZN [S