* Backup your previous configuration (if any exists)
> **NOTE**
> [Backup](#FAQ) your previous configuration (if any exists)
### Archive Installation
* On the home/landing page for the project find the blue "<> CODE" button click it and select Local > Download ZIP.
Requirements:
* Extract the archive to:
* Make sure to review the readmes of the plugins if you are experiencing errors. In particular:
`~/.config/nvim` (Linux)
* [ripgrep](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep#installation) is required for multiple [telescope](https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim#suggested-dependencies) pickers.
`~/.config/nvim` (MacOS)
* See [Windows Installation](#Windows-Installation) if you have trouble with `telescope-fzf-native`
`%userprofile%\AppData\Local\nvim\` (Windows)
* Ensure your extraction method did not extract with a parent folder. For example in ~/.config/nvim you should have init.lua not another folder called kickstart.nvim.
Neovim's configurations are located under the following paths, depending on your OS:
### Git Clone Installation
| OS | PATH |
* From a terminal cd/dir to:
| :- | :--- |
`~/.config/nvim` (Linux)
| Linux | `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim`, `~/.config/nvim` |
* If you don't want to include it as a git repo, you can just clone it and then move the files to this location
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Additional system requirements:
### Post Installation
- Make sure to review the readmes of the plugins if you are experiencing errors. In particular:
- [ripgrep](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep#installation) is required for multiple [telescope](https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim#suggested-dependencies) pickers.
Run the following command and then **you are ready to go**!
- See [Windows Installation](#Windows-Installation) if you have trouble with `telescope-fzf-native`
```sh
nvim --headless "+Lazy! sync" +qa
```
### Recommended Steps
[Fork](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo) this repo (so that you have your own copy that you can modify) and then installing you can install to your machine using the methods above.
> **NOTE**
> Your fork's url will be something like this: `https://github.com/<your_github_username>/kickstart.nvim.git`