diff --git a/nvim/init.lua b/nvim/init.lua
index f46c988..dd37f86 100644
--- a/nvim/init.lua
+++ b/nvim/init.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 -- rtp & loader settings are set by nix
 
+require("./settings")
 require("lz.n").load("plugins")
diff --git a/nvim/lua/settings.lua b/nvim/lua/settings.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..550a675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nvim/lua/settings.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+vim.g.mapleader = ' '
+vim.g.maplocalleader = ' '
+vim.g.have_nerd_font = true
+
+vim.opt.number = true
+vim.opt.relativenumber = true
+vim.opt.signcolumn = 'yes'
+
+vim.opt.undofile = true
+vim.opt.swapfile = false
+vim.opt.updatetime = 250
+
+vim.opt.mouse = 'a'
+vim.opt.sidescrolloff = 8
+vim.opt.cursorline = true
+vim.opt.splitright = true
+vim.opt.splitbelow = true
+vim.opt.inccommand = 'split'
+
+vim.opt.wrap = false
+vim.opt.linebreak = true
+vim.opt.shiftwidth = 4
+vim.opt.tabstop = 4
+vim.opt.breakindent = true
+
+vim.opt.ignorecase = true
+vim.opt.smartcase = true
+
+vim.opt.list = true
+vim.opt.listchars = {
+	space = "·",
+	tab = "▷ ",
+	extends = "◣",
+	precedes = "◢",
+	nbsp = "○",
+}
+
+-- for all modes except terminal
+vim.keymap.set({ "i", "n", "o", "x", "v", "s", "l", "c" }, "<C-c>", "<esc>")
+-- i don't use terminal that much so not having esc is okay
+vim.keymap.set("t", "<esc>", "<C-\\><C-N>", { desc = "Normal mode" })
+-- Disable builtin sql completions which are bound to <C-c>
+vim.g.omni_sql_no_default_maps = 1
+
+-- Stay in indent mode
+vim.keymap.set("v", "<", "<gv")
+vim.keymap.set("v", ">", ">gv")
+
+-- Center screen when navigating search results
+vim.keymap.set("n", "n", "nzzzv", { desc = "Next result" })
+vim.keymap.set("n", "N", "Nzzzv", { desc = "Previous result" })
+
+-- Copy to/from system clipboard
+vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x" }, "<leader>y", '"+y', { desc = "Yank to system clipboard" })
+vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x" }, "<leader>Y", '"+y$', { desc = "Yank line to system clipboard" })
+vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x" }, "<leader>p", '"+p', { desc = "Past from system clipboard" })
+vim.keymap.set({ "n", "x" }, "<leader>P", '"+P', { desc = "Past line from system clipboard" })
+
+-- Quickfix list
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>q", "<cmd>cclose<cr>", { desc = "Close quickfix" })
+vim.keymap.set("n", "[q", "<cmd>cprev<cr>zvzz", { desc = "Previous quickfix item" })
+vim.keymap.set("n", "]q", "<cmd>cnext<cr>zvzz", { desc = "Next quickfix item" })
+vim.keymap.set("n", "[l", "<cmd>lprev<cr>zvzz", { desc = "Previous loclist item" })
+vim.keymap.set("n", "]l", "<cmd>lnext<cr>zvzz", { desc = "Next loclist item" })
+
+-- Clear snippets with C-l and go to next/prev with C-n & C-p
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-l>", function()
+	if vim.snippet then
+		vim.snippet.stop()
+	end
+	vim.cmd.nohlsearch()
+	vim.cmd.diffupdate()
+end)
+vim.keymap.set({ "i", "s" }, "<C-n>", function()
+	if vim.snippet.active({ direction = 1 }) then
+		vim.snippet.jump(1)
+	end
+end)
+vim.keymap.set({ "i", "s" }, "<C-p>", function()
+	if vim.snippet.active({ direction = -1 }) then
+		vim.snippet.jump(-1)
+	end
+end)
+
+
+vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("TextYankPost", {
+	desc = 'Highlight when yanking (copying) text',
+	group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup('highlight-yank', { clear = true }),
+	callback = function()
+		vim.highlight.on_yank()
+	end,
+})