diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e14cbe222b2..0ea9c4f2aea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ External Requirements:
 - Clipboard tool (xclip/xsel/win32yank or other depending on platform)
 - A [Nerd Font](https://www.nerdfonts.com/): optional, provides various icons
   - if you have it set `vim.g.have_nerd_font` in `init.lua` to true
+  - get devicons from nerdfonts and add it to .local/share/fonts to make nvimtree work properly
 - Language Setup:
   - If you want to write Typescript, you need `npm`
   - If you want to write Golang, you will need `go`
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ too - it's ignored in the kickstart repo to make maintenance easier, but it's
 <details><summary> Linux and Mac </summary>
 
 ```sh
-git clone https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim.git "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"/nvim
+git clone https://github.com/MikeShort11/kickstart.nvim.git "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"/nvim
 ```
 
 </details>
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index ea86b792abe..ac760d17b72 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Kickstart Guide:
       - <escape key>
       - :
       - Tutor
-      - <enter key>
+      - <enter key>disa
 
     (If you already know the Neovim basics, you can skip this step.)
 
@@ -92,7 +92,19 @@ vim.g.maplocalleader = ' '
 
 -- Set to true if you have a Nerd Font installed and selected in the terminal
 vim.g.have_nerd_font = false
-
+-- Make wl-clipboard into the clipboard provider
+vim.g.clipboard = {
+  name = 'wl-clipboard',
+  copy = {
+    ['+'] = 'wl-copy',
+    ['*'] = 'wl-copy',
+  },
+  paste = {
+    ['+'] = 'wl-paste',
+    ['*'] = 'wl-paste',
+  },
+  cache_enabled = 0,
+}
 -- [[ Setting options ]]
 -- See `:help vim.opt`
 -- NOTE: You can change these options as you wish!
@@ -203,6 +215,7 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd('TextYankPost', {
     vim.highlight.on_yank()
   end,
 })
+vim.api.nvim_set_keymap('n', '<leader>e', ':lua MiniFiles.open()<CR>', { noremap = true, silent = true })
 
 -- [[ Install `lazy.nvim` plugin manager ]]
 --    See `:help lazy.nvim.txt` or https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim for more info
@@ -237,25 +250,64 @@ require('lazy').setup({
   --
   -- Use `opts = {}` to force a plugin to be loaded.
   --
+  {
+    'echasnovski/mini.nvim',
+    version = false,
+    config = function()
+      require('mini.files').setup()
+    end,
+  },
 
-  -- Here is a more advanced example where we pass configuration
-  -- options to `gitsigns.nvim`. This is equivalent to the following Lua:
-  --    require('gitsigns').setup({ ... })
-  --
-  -- See `:help gitsigns` to understand what the configuration keys do
-  { -- Adds git related signs to the gutter, as well as utilities for managing changes
-    'lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim',
+  {
+    'nvimdev/dashboard-nvim',
+    event = 'VimEnter',
+    config = function()
+      require('dashboard').setup {
+        -- config
+      }
+    end,
+    dependencies = { { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons' } },
+  },
+
+  {
+    'windwp/nvim-autopairs',
     opts = {
-      signs = {
-        add = { text = '+' },
-        change = { text = '~' },
-        delete = { text = '_' },
-        topdelete = { text = '‾' },
-        changedelete = { text = '~' },
-      },
+      fast_wrap = {},
+      disable_filetype = { 'TelescopePrompt', 'vim' },
+    },
+    config = function(_, opts)
+      require('nvim-autopairs').setup(opts)
+
+      -- Setup cmp for autopairs
+      local cmp_autopairs = require 'nvim-autopairs.completion.cmp'
+      local cmp = require 'cmp'
+
+      cmp.event:on('confirm_done', cmp_autopairs.on_confirm_done())
+    end,
+  },
+
+  {
+    'lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim',
+    event = 'User FilePost',
+    opts = {
+      indent = { char = '│', highlight = 'IblChar' },
+      scope = { char = '│', highlight = 'IblScopeChar' },
     },
+    config = function(_, opts)
+      dofile(vim.g.base46_cache .. 'blankline')
+
+      local hooks = require 'ibl.hooks'
+      hooks.register(hooks.type.WHITESPACE, hooks.builtin.hide_first_space_indent_level)
+      require('ibl').setup(opts)
+
+      dofile(vim.g.base46_cache .. 'blankline')
+    end,
   },
 
+  -- Here is a more advanced example where we pass configuration
+  -- options to `gitsigns.nvim`. This is equivalent to the following Lua:
+  --    require('gitsigns').setup({ ... })
+
   -- NOTE: Plugins can also be configured to run Lua code when they are loaded.
   --
   -- This is often very useful to both group configuration, as well as handle
@@ -605,9 +657,11 @@ require('lazy').setup({
       --  - settings (table): Override the default settings passed when initializing the server.
       --        For example, to see the options for `lua_ls`, you could go to: https://luals.github.io/wiki/settings/
       local servers = {
-        -- clangd = {},
+        clangd = {},
         -- gopls = {},
-        -- pyright = {},
+        pyright = {},
+        html = {},
+        cssls = {},
         -- rust_analyzer = {},
         -- ... etc. See `:help lspconfig-all` for a list of all the pre-configured LSPs
         --
@@ -829,13 +883,14 @@ require('lazy').setup({
     -- change the command in the config to whatever the name of that colorscheme is.
     --
     -- If you want to see what colorschemes are already installed, you can use `:Telescope colorscheme`.
-    'folke/tokyonight.nvim',
+    'https://github.com/rose-pine/neovim.git',
     priority = 1000, -- Make sure to load this before all the other start plugins.
     init = function()
       -- Load the colorscheme here.
       -- Like many other themes, this one has different styles, and you could load
       -- any other, such as 'tokyonight-storm', 'tokyonight-moon', or 'tokyonight-day'.
-      vim.cmd.colorscheme 'tokyonight-night'
+      vim.cmd.colorscheme 'slate'
+      vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'Normal', { bg = 'none' })
 
       -- You can configure highlights by doing something like:
       vim.cmd.hi 'Comment gui=none'