diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f16ea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: 'Close stale issues and PRs'
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '30 1 * * *'
+ 
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v3
+        with:
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          stale-issue-message: 'This issue is stale because it has been open 30 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 5 days.'
+          stale-pr-message: 'This PR is stale because it has been open 45 days with no activity. Remove stale label or comment or this will be closed in 10 days.'
+          close-issue-message: 'This issue was closed because it has been stalled for 5 days with no activity.'
+          exempt-all-issue-assignees: true # doesn't close an issue if someone was assigned to it.
+          close-pr-message: 'This PR was closed because it has been stalled for 10 days with no activity.'
+          exempt-all-pr-assignees: true # doesn't close a pr if someone was assigned to it.
+          days-before-issue-stale: 30
+          days-before-pr-stale: 45
+          days-before-issue-close: 5
+          days-before-pr-close: 10
diff --git a/.github/workflows/superLinter.yml b/.github/workflows/superLinter.yml
index ba8708c..88ea034 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/superLinter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/superLinter.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           VALIDATE_YAML: true
           VALIDATE_BASH_EXEC: true
-          VALIDATE_LUA: true
+          #VALIDATE_LUA: true #removed because the lua gets caught with all the vim
           OUTPUT_FOLDER: super-linter.report
           OUTPUT_DETAILS: detailed
           DEFAULT_BRANCH: main