diff --git a/lua/chadrc.lua b/lua/chadrc.lua
index 23d94dc..17981d2 100644
--- a/lua/chadrc.lua
+++ b/lua/chadrc.lua
@@ -139,4 +139,6 @@ M.mappings = {
    },
 }
 
+M = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", require("default_config"), M)
+
 return M
diff --git a/lua/default_config.lua b/lua/default_config.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23d94dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/default_config.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+local M = {}
+
+M.ui = {
+   theme = "onedark",
+   -- for theme toggle
+   fav_themes = {
+      "onedark",
+      "gruvchad",
+   },
+   theme_toggler = false,
+   hidden_statusline = {
+      -- these are filetypes, not pattern matched
+      "NvimTree",
+      "toggleterm",
+   },
+}
+
+M.options = {
+   permanent_undo = true,
+   ruler = false,
+   hidden = true,
+   ignorecase = true,
+   mouse = "a",
+   cmdheight = 1,
+   updatetime = 250,
+   timeoutlen = 400,
+   clipboard = "unnamedplus",
+   number = true,
+   numberwidth = 2,
+   expandtab = true,
+   shiftwidth = 2,
+   smartindent = true,
+   mapleader = " ",
+   autosave = false,
+   enable_insertNav = true, -- navigation in insertmode
+}
+
+-- enable and disable plugins (false for disable)
+M.plugin_status = {
+   -- UI
+   nvim_bufferline = true,
+   galaxyline = true,
+   nvim_colorizer = true,
+   dashboard_nvim = true,
+   blankline = true,
+   truezen_nvim = true,
+   better_esc = true,
+   -- lsp stuff
+   lspkind = true,
+   lspsignature = true,
+   -- git stuff
+   gitsigns = true,
+   vim_fugitive = true,
+   -- misc
+   neoformat = true,
+   vim_matchup = true,
+   autosave_nvim = true,
+   nvim_comment = true,
+   neoscroll_nvim = true,
+   telescope_media = true,
+   cheatsheet = false,
+}
+
+-- make sure you dont use same keys twice
+M.mappings = {
+   -- plugin specific
+   truezen = {
+      ataraxisMode = "<leader>zz",
+      minimalisticmode = "<leader>zm",
+      focusmode = "<leader>zf",
+   },
+   comment_nvim = {
+      comment_toggle = "<leader>/",
+   },
+   nvimtree = {
+      treetoggle = "<C-n>", -- file manager
+   },
+   neoformat = {
+      format = "<leader>fm",
+   },
+   dashboard = {
+      open = "<leader>db",
+      newfile = "<leader>fn",
+      bookmarks = "<leader>bm",
+      sessionload = "<leader>l",
+      sessionsave = "<leader>s",
+   },
+   telescope = {
+      live_grep = "<leader>fw",
+      git_status = "<leader>gt",
+      git_commits = "<leader>cm",
+      find_files = "<leader>ff",
+      buffers = "<leader>fb",
+      help_tags = "<leader>fh",
+      oldfiles = "<leader>fo",
+      themes = "<leader>th",
+   },
+   telescope_media = {
+      media_files = "<leader>fp",
+   },
+   chadsheet = {
+      default_keys = "<leader>dk",
+      user_keys = "<leader>uk",
+   },
+   bufferline = {
+      new_buffer = "<S-t>",
+      newtab = "<C-t>b",
+      cycleNext = "<TAB>", -- next buffer
+      cyclePrev = "<S-Tab>", -- previous buffer
+   },
+   fugitive = {
+      Git = "<leader>gs",
+      diffget_2 = "<leader>gh",
+      diffget_3 = "<leader>gl",
+      git_blame = "<leader>gb",
+   },
+   toggleterm = {
+      toggle_window = "<leader>w",
+      toggle_vert = "<leader>v",
+      toggle_hori = "<leader>h",
+      hide_term = "JK",
+   },
+   -- navigation in insert mode
+   insert_nav = {
+      forward = "<C-l>",
+      backward = "<C-h>",
+      top_of_line = "<C-a>",
+      end_of_line = "<C-e>",
+      prev_line = "<C-j>",
+      next_line = "<C-k>",
+   },
+   -- non plugin
+   misc = {
+      esc_Termmode = "jk", -- get out of terminal mode
+      close_buffer = "<S-x>", -- close current focused buffer
+      copywhole_file = "<C-a>",
+      toggle_linenr = "<leader>n", -- show or hide line number
+      theme_toggle = "<leader>x",
+   },
+}
+
+return M