diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 5cc3af50..1558e59a 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ dependencies=(
 )
 preserved_files=(
     "lua/mappings.lua"
-    "lua/user_config.lua"
+    "lua/chadrc.lua"
 )
 
 # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5947742/how-to-change-the-output-color-of-echo-in-linux
diff --git a/lua/chadrc.lua b/lua/chadrc.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e006e113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/chadrc.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+local M = {
+    ui = {
+        theme = "onedark"
+    },
+    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 / disable plugins (true for disable)
+    plugin_status = {
+        better_esc = false,
+        nvim_bufferline = false,
+        galaxyline = false,
+        nvim_colorizer = false,
+        lspkind = false,
+        lspsignature = false,
+        neoformat = false,
+        gitsigns = false,
+        vim_matchup = false,
+        dashboard_nvim = false,
+        autosave_nvim = false,
+        truezen_nvim = false,
+        blankline = false,
+        vim_fugitive = false,
+        nvim_comment = false,
+        neoscroll_nvim = false
+    },
+    -- make sure you dont use same keys twice
+    mappings = {
+        truezen = {
+            ataraxisMode = "<leader>zz",
+            minimalisticmode = "<leader>zm",
+            focusmode = "<leader>zf"
+        },
+        comment_nvim = {
+            comment_toggle = "<leader>/"
+        },
+        nvimtree = {
+            treetoggle = "<C-n>"
+        },
+        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",
+            media_files = "<leader>fp",
+            buffers = "<leader>fb",
+            help_tags = "<leader>fh",
+            oldfiles = "<leader>fo",
+            themes = "<leader>th"
+        },
+        bufferline = {
+            new_buffer = "<S-t>",
+            newtab = "<C-t>b",
+            close = "<S-x>",
+            cycleNext = "<TAB>",
+            cyclePrev = "<S-Tab>"
+        },
+        fugitive = {
+            Git = "<leader>gs",
+            diffget_2 = "<leader>gh",
+            diffget_3 = "<leader>gl",
+            git_blame = "<leader>gb"
+        },
+        misc = {
+            openTerm_right = "<C-l>",
+            openTerm_bottom = "<C-x>",
+            openTerm_currentBuf = "<C-t>t",
+            copywhole_file = "<C-a>",
+            toggle_linenr = "<leader>n",
+            esc_Termmode = "jk"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/highlights.lua b/lua/highlights.lua
index 44a6d5ba..dfea7003 100644
--- a/lua/highlights.lua
+++ b/lua/highlights.lua
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ fg("NvimTreeVertSplit", darker_black)
 bg("NvimTreeVertSplit", darker_black)
 fg("NvimTreeEndOfBuffer", darker_black)
 
-vim.cmd("hi NvimTreeRootFolder gui=underline guifg=" .. purple)
+cmd("hi NvimTreeRootFolder gui=underline guifg=" .. purple)
 bg("NvimTreeNormal", darker_black)
 fg_bg("NvimTreeStatuslineNc", darker_black, darker_black)
 fg_bg("NvimTreeWindowPicker", red, black2)
diff --git a/lua/mappings.lua b/lua/mappings.lua
index 5562bb54..b1f16c95 100644
--- a/lua/mappings.lua
+++ b/lua/mappings.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+local user_map = require("chadrc").mappings
+local miscMap = user_map.misc
+
+local M = {}
+local cmd = vim.cmd
+
 local function map(mode, lhs, rhs, opts)
     local options = {noremap = true, silent = true}
     if opts then
@@ -30,26 +36,31 @@ map("", "<Down>", 'v:count ? "j" : "gj"', {expr = true})
 map("", "<Up>", 'v:count ? "k" : "gk"', {expr = true})
 
 -- OPEN TERMINALS --
-map("n", "<C-l>", ":vnew +terminal | setlocal nobuflisted <CR>", opt) -- term over right
-map("n", "<C-x>", ":10new +terminal | setlocal nobuflisted <CR>", opt) --  term bottom
-map("n", "<C-t>t", ":terminal <CR>", opt) -- term buffer
+map("n", miscMap.openTerm_right, ":vnew +terminal | setlocal nobuflisted <CR>", opt) -- term over right
+map("n", miscMap.openTerm_bottom, ":10new +terminal | setlocal nobuflisted <CR>", opt) --  term bottom
+map("n", miscMap.openTerm_currentBuf, ":terminal <CR>", opt) -- term buffer
 
 -- copy whole file content
-map("n", "<C-a>", ":%y+<CR>", opt)
+map("n", miscMap.copywhole_file, ":%y+<CR>", opt)
 
 -- toggle numbers
-map("n", "<leader>n", ":set nu!<CR>", opt)
+map("n", miscMap.toggle_linenr, ":set nu!<CR>", opt)
 
--- Truezen.nvim
-map("n", "<leader>zz", ":TZAtaraxis<CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<leader>zm", ":TZMinimalist<CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<leader>zf", ":TZFocus<CR>", opt)
+M.truezen = function()
+    local m = user_map.truezen
+
+    map("n", m.ataraxisMode, ":TZAtaraxis<CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.minimalisticmode, ":TZMinimalist<CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.focusmode, ":TZFocus<CR>", opt)
+end
 
 map("n", "<C-s>", ":w <CR>", opt)
 
--- Commenter Keybinding
-map("n", "<leader>/", ":CommentToggle<CR>", opt)
-map("v", "<leader>/", ":CommentToggle<CR>", opt)
+M.comment_nvim = function()
+    local m = user_map.comment_nvim.comment_toggle
+    map("n", m, ":CommentToggle<CR>", opt)
+    map("v", m, ":CommentToggle<CR>", opt)
+end
 
 -- compe stuff
 local t = function(str)
@@ -112,54 +123,74 @@ map("i", "<S-Tab>", "v:lua.s_tab_complete()", {expr = true})
 map("s", "<S-Tab>", "v:lua.s_tab_complete()", {expr = true})
 map("i", "<CR>", "v:lua.completions()", {expr = true})
 
--- nvimtree
-map("n", "<C-n>", ":NvimTreeToggle<CR>", opt)
+M.nvimtree = function()
+    local m = user_map.nvimtree.treetoggle
 
--- format code
-map("n", "<Leader>fm", ":Neoformat<CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m, ":NvimTreeToggle<CR>", opt)
+end
 
--- dashboard stuff
-map("n", "<Leader>db", ":Dashboard<CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<Leader>fn", ":DashboardNewFile<CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<Leader>bm", ":DashboardJumpMarks<CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<C-s>l", ":SessionLoad<CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<C-s>s", ":SessionSave<CR>", opt)
+M.neoformat = function()
+    local m = user_map.neoformat.format
+    map("n", m, ":Neoformat<CR>", opt)
+end
 
--- Telescope
-map("n", "<Leader>fw", ":Telescope live_grep<CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<Leader>gt", ":Telescope git_status <CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<Leader>cm", ":Telescope git_commits <CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<Leader>ff", ":Telescope find_files <CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<Leader>fp", ":Telescope media_files <CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<Leader>fb", ":Telescope buffers<CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<Leader>fh", ":Telescope help_tags<CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<Leader>fo", ":Telescope oldfiles<CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<Leader>th", ":Telescope themes<CR>", opt)
+M.dashboard = function()
+    local m = user_map.dashboard
 
--- bufferline tab stuff
-map("n", "<S-t>", ":enew<CR>", opt) -- new buffer
-map("n", "<C-t>b", ":tabnew<CR>", opt) -- new tab
-map("n", "<S-x>", ":bd!<CR>", opt) -- close tab
+    map("n", m.open, ":Dashboard<CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.newfile, ":DashboardNewFile<CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.bookmarks, ":DashboardJumpMarks<CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.sessionload, ":SessionLoad<CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.sessionsave, ":SessionSave<CR>", opt)
+end
 
--- move between tabs
-map("n", "<TAB>", ":BufferLineCycleNext<CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<S-TAB>", ":BufferLineCyclePrev<CR>", opt)
+M.telescope = function()
+    local m = user_map.telescope
+
+    map("n", m.live_grep, ":Telescope live_grep<CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.git_status, ":Telescope git_status <CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.git_commits, ":Telescope git_commits <CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.find_files, ":Telescope find_files <CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.media_files, ":Telescope media_files <CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.buffers, ":Telescope buffers<CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.help_tags, ":Telescope help_tags<CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.oldfiles, ":Telescope oldfiles<CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.themes, ":Telescope themes<CR>", opt)
+end
+
+M.bufferline = function()
+    local m = user_map.bufferline
+
+    map("n", m.new_buffer, ":enew<CR>", opt) -- new buffer
+    map("n", m.newtab, ":tabnew<CR>", opt) -- new tab
+    map("n", m.close, ":bd!<CR>", opt) -- close  buffer
+
+    -- move between tabs
+
+    map("n", m.cycleNext, ":BufferLineCycleNext<CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.cyclePrev, ":BufferLineCyclePrev<CR>", opt)
+end
 
 -- use ESC to turn off search highlighting
 map("n", "<Esc>", ":noh<CR>", opt)
 
 -- get out of terminal with jk
-map("t", "jk", "<C-\\><C-n>", opt)
+map("t", miscMap.esc_Termmode, "<C-\\><C-n>", opt)
 
 -- Packer commands till because we are not loading it at startup
-vim.cmd("silent! command PackerCompile lua require 'pluginList' require('packer').compile()")
-vim.cmd("silent! command PackerInstall lua require 'pluginList' require('packer').install()")
-vim.cmd("silent! command PackerStatus lua require 'pluginList' require('packer').status()")
-vim.cmd("silent! command PackerSync lua require 'pluginList' require('packer').sync()")
-vim.cmd("silent! command PackerUpdate lua require 'pluginList' require('packer').update()")
+cmd("silent! command PackerCompile lua require 'pluginList' require('packer').compile()")
+cmd("silent! command PackerInstall lua require 'pluginList' require('packer').install()")
+cmd("silent! command PackerStatus lua require 'pluginList' require('packer').status()")
+cmd("silent! command PackerSync lua require 'pluginList' require('packer').sync()")
+cmd("silent! command PackerUpdate lua require 'pluginList' require('packer').update()")
 
--- Vim Fugitive
-map("n", "<Leader>gs", ":Git<CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<Leader>gh", ":diffget //2<CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<Leader>gl", ":diffget //3<CR>", opt)
-map("n", "<Leader>gb", ":Git blame<CR>", opt)
+M.fugitive = function()
+    local m = user_map.fugitive
+
+    map("n", m.Git, ":Git<CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.diffget_2, ":diffget //2<CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.diffget_3, ":diffget //3<CR>", opt)
+    map("n", m.git_blame, ":Git blame<CR>", opt)
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/options.lua b/lua/options.lua
index 50d63bab..15abb39a 100644
--- a/lua/options.lua
+++ b/lua/options.lua
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
+local options = require("chadrc").options
 local opt = vim.opt
 local g = vim.g
 
-opt.undofile = true
-opt.ruler = false
-opt.hidden = true
-opt.ignorecase = true
+opt.undofile = options.permanent_undo
+opt.ruler = options.ruler
+opt.hidden = options.hidden
+opt.ignorecase = options.ignorecase
 opt.splitbelow = true
 opt.splitright = true
 opt.termguicolors = true
 opt.cul = true
-opt.mouse = "a"
+opt.mouse = options.mouse
 opt.signcolumn = "yes"
-opt.cmdheight = 1
-opt.updatetime = 250 -- update interval for gitsigns
-opt.timeoutlen = 400
-opt.clipboard = "unnamedplus"
+opt.cmdheight = options.cmdheight
+opt.updatetime = options.updatetime -- update interval for gitsigns
+opt.timeoutlen = options.timeoutlen
+opt.clipboard = options.clipboard
 
 -- disable nvim intro
 opt.shortmess:append("sI")
@@ -23,21 +24,21 @@ opt.shortmess:append("sI")
 opt.fillchars = {eob = " "}
 
 -- Numbers
-opt.number = true
-opt.numberwidth = 2
+opt.number = options.number
+opt.numberwidth = options.numberwidth
 -- opt.relativenumber = true
 
 -- Indenline
-opt.expandtab = true
-opt.shiftwidth = 2
-opt.smartindent = true
+opt.expandtab = options.expandtab
+opt.shiftwidth = options.shiftwidth
+opt.smartindent = options.smartindent
 
 -- go to previous/next line with h,l,left arrow and right arrow
 -- when cursor reaches end/beginning of line
 opt.whichwrap:append("<>hl")
 
-g.mapleader = " "
-g.auto_save = false
+g.mapleader = options.mapleader
+g.auto_save = options.autosave
 
 -- disable builtin vim plugins
 local disabled_built_ins = {
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ local disabled_built_ins = {
 }
 
 for _, plugin in pairs(disabled_built_ins) do
-    vim.g["loaded_" .. plugin] = 1
+    g["loaded_" .. plugin] = 1
 end
 
 -- Don't show status line on vim terminals
diff --git a/lua/packerInit.lua b/lua/packerInit.lua
index aa9101ad..73975bbb 100644
--- a/lua/packerInit.lua
+++ b/lua/packerInit.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-vim.cmd("packadd packer.nvim")
+local cmd = vim.cmd
+
+cmd("packadd packer.nvim")
 
 local present, packer = pcall(require, "packer")
 
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ if not present then
         }
     )
 
-    vim.cmd("packadd packer.nvim")
+    cmd("packadd packer.nvim")
     present, packer = pcall(require, "packer")
 
     if present then
@@ -33,9 +35,13 @@ return packer.init {
     display = {
         open_fn = function()
             return require("packer.util").float {border = "single"}
-        end
+        end,
+        prompt_border = "single"
     },
     git = {
         clone_timeout = 600 -- Timeout, in seconds, for git clones
-    }
+    },
+    auto_clean = true,
+    compile_on_sync = true
+    --    auto_reload_compiled = true
 }
diff --git a/lua/pluginList.lua b/lua/pluginList.lua
index 3701f1ef..bf7c76ba 100644
--- a/lua/pluginList.lua
+++ b/lua/pluginList.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+local plugin_status = require("chadrc").plugin_status
+
 local present, _ = pcall(require, "packerInit")
 local packer
 
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ return packer.startup(
 
         use {
             "jdhao/better-escape.vim",
+            disable = plugin_status.better_esc,
             event = "InsertEnter",
             config = function()
                 require "plugins.others".escape()
@@ -26,14 +29,19 @@ return packer.startup(
 
         use {
             "akinsho/nvim-bufferline.lua",
+            disable = plugin_status.nvim_bufferline,
             after = "nvim-base16.lua",
             config = function()
                 require "plugins.bufferline"
+            end,
+            setup = function()
+                require "mappings".bufferline()
             end
         }
 
         use {
             "glepnir/galaxyline.nvim",
+            disable = plugin_status.galaxyline,
             after = "nvim-base16.lua",
             config = function()
                 require "plugins.statusline"
@@ -51,6 +59,7 @@ return packer.startup(
 
         use {
             "norcalli/nvim-colorizer.lua",
+            disable = plugin_status.nvim_colorizer,
             event = "BufRead",
             config = function()
                 require("plugins.others").colorizer()
@@ -81,6 +90,7 @@ return packer.startup(
 
         use {
             "onsails/lspkind-nvim",
+            disable = plugin_status.lspkind,
             event = "BufEnter",
             config = function()
                 require("plugins.others").lspkind()
@@ -89,6 +99,7 @@ return packer.startup(
 
         use {
             "ray-x/lsp_signature.nvim",
+            disable = plugin_status.lspsignature,
             after = "nvim-lspconfig",
             config = function()
                 require("plugins.others").signature()
@@ -121,7 +132,11 @@ return packer.startup(
 
         use {
             "sbdchd/neoformat",
-            cmd = "Neoformat"
+            disable = plugin_status.neoformat,
+            cmd = "Neoformat",
+            setup = function()
+                require "mappings".neoformat()
+            end
         }
 
         -- file managing , picker etc
@@ -130,6 +145,9 @@ return packer.startup(
             cmd = "NvimTreeToggle",
             config = function()
                 require "plugins.nvimtree"
+            end,
+            setup = function()
+                require "mappings".nvimtree()
             end
         }
 
@@ -155,6 +173,9 @@ return packer.startup(
             cmd = "Telescope",
             config = function()
                 require "plugins.telescope"
+            end,
+            setup = function()
+                require "mappings".telescope()
             end
         }
 
@@ -171,6 +192,7 @@ return packer.startup(
         -- git stuff
         use {
             "lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim",
+            disable = plugin_status.gitsigns,
             after = "plenary.nvim",
             config = function()
                 require "plugins.gitsigns"
@@ -188,19 +210,23 @@ return packer.startup(
 
         use {
             "andymass/vim-matchup",
+            disable = plugin_status.vim_matchup,
             event = "CursorMoved"
         }
 
         use {
             "terrortylor/nvim-comment",
+            disable = plugin_status.nvim_comment,
             cmd = "CommentToggle",
             config = function()
                 require("plugins.others").comment()
+                require "mappings".comment_nvim()
             end
         }
 
         use {
             "glepnir/dashboard-nvim",
+            disable = plugin_status.dashboard_nvim,
             cmd = {
                 "Dashboard",
                 "DashboardNewFile",
@@ -210,11 +236,13 @@ return packer.startup(
             },
             setup = function()
                 require "plugins.dashboard"
+                require "mappings".dashboard()
             end
         }
 
         -- load autosave only if its globally enabled
         use {
+            disable = plugin_status.autosave_nvim,
             "Pocco81/AutoSave.nvim",
             config = function()
                 require "plugins.autosave"
@@ -227,6 +255,7 @@ return packer.startup(
         -- smooth scroll
         use {
             "karb94/neoscroll.nvim",
+            disable = plugin_status.neoscroll_nvim,
             event = "WinScrolled",
             config = function()
                 require("plugins.others").neoscroll()
@@ -235,6 +264,7 @@ return packer.startup(
 
         use {
             "Pocco81/TrueZen.nvim",
+            disable = plugin_status.truezen_nvim,
             cmd = {
                 "TZAtaraxis",
                 "TZMinimalist",
@@ -242,6 +272,9 @@ return packer.startup(
             },
             config = function()
                 require "plugins.zenmode"
+            end,
+            setup = function()
+                require "mappings".truezen()
             end
         }
 
@@ -249,6 +282,7 @@ return packer.startup(
 
         use {
             "lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim",
+            disable = plugin_status.blankline,
             event = "BufRead",
             setup = function()
                 require("plugins.others").blankline()
@@ -257,9 +291,13 @@ return packer.startup(
 
         use {
             "tpope/vim-fugitive",
+            disable = plugin_status.vim_fugitive,
             cmd = {
                 "Git"
-            }
+            },
+            setup = function()
+                require "mappings".fugitive()
+            end
         }
     end
 )
diff --git a/lua/theme.lua b/lua/theme.lua
index 2de9294b..1e0d36b3 100644
--- a/lua/theme.lua
+++ b/lua/theme.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local chad_theme = require("user_config").ui.theme
+local chad_theme = require("chadrc").ui.theme
 
 vim.g.nvchad_theme = chad_theme
 local present, base16 = pcall(require, "base16")
diff --git a/lua/user_config.lua b/lua/user_config.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index bd0f7416..00000000
--- a/lua/user_config.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-local M = {
-    ui = {
-        theme = "onedark"
-    }
-}
-
-return M
diff --git a/lua/utils.lua b/lua/utils.lua
index 87e1e483..ced2dc70 100644
--- a/lua/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/utils.lua
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ M.change_theme = function(current_theme, new_theme)
         return
     end
 
-    local file = vim.fn.stdpath("config") .. "/lua/user_config.lua"
+    local file = vim.fn.stdpath("config") .. "/lua/chadrc.lua"
     -- store in data variable
     local data = assert(M.file("r", file))
     local find = "theme = .?" .. current_theme .. ".?"