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diff --git a/nvim/lua/jonathan/plugins-setup.lua b/nvim/lua/jonathan/plugins-setup.lua
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+-- auto install packer if not installed
+local ensure_packer = function()
+  local fn = vim.fn
+  local install_path = fn.stdpath("data") .. "/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim"
+  if fn.empty(fn.glob(install_path)) > 0 then
+    fn.system({ "git", "clone", "--depth", "1", "https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim", install_path })
+    vim.cmd([[packadd packer.nvim]]) return true
+  end
+  return false
+end
+local packer_bootstrap = ensure_packer() -- true if packer was just installed
+
+-- autocommand that reloads neovim and installs/updates/removes plugins
+-- when file is saved
+vim.cmd([[ 
+  augroup packer_user_config
+    autocmd!
+    autocmd BufWritePost plugins-setup.lua source <afile> | PackerSync
+  augroup end
+]])
+
+-- import packer safely
+local status, packer = pcall(require, "packer")
+if not status then
+  return
+end
+
+-- add list of plugins to install
+return packer.startup(function(use)
+  -- packer can manage itself
+  use("wbthomason/packer.nvim")
+  use("bluz71/vim-nightfly-guicolors") -- preferred colorscheme
+  use("nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua")
+
+  if packer_bootstrap then
+    require("packer").sync()
+  end
+end)