diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 7ea0174..4776346 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -10,10 +10,49 @@ set gdefault
 set ignorecase
 set incsearch
 set autoindent
-set shiftwidth=4
 set smartindent
 set smarttab
 set softtabstop=4
 set ruler
 set undolevels=1000
 set backspace=indent,eol,start
+set nocompatible
+filetype off
+" Set the runtime path to include Vundle and initialize
+set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
+" Download plug-ins to the ~/.vim/plugged/ directory
+call vundle#begin('~/.vim/plugged')
+" Let Vundle manage Vundle
+Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'
+Plugin 'sheerun/vim-polyglot'
+Plugin 'lifepillar/vim-solarized8'
+Plugin 'Yggdroot/indentLine'
+Plugin 'tpope/vim-fugitive'
+Plugin 'jiangmiao/auto-pairs'
+Plugin 'preservim/nerdtree'
+" install mit vim +PluginInstall +qall
+call vundle#end()
+filetype plugin indent on
+
+let g:AutoPairsShortcutToggle = '<C-P>' "The auto-pairs plug-in provides a variable specifically for this, which we can set in .vimrc: Pair completion is now toggled whenever we press Ctrl+P in normal mode.
+set nu     " Enable line numbers
+syntax on  " Enable syntax highlighting
+" How many columns of whitespace a \t is worth
+set tabstop=4 
+" How many columns of whitespace a level of indentation is worth
+set shiftwidth=4 
+" Use spaces when tabbing
+set expandtab
+set incsearch  " Enable incremental search
+set hlsearch   " Enable highlight search
+set termwinsize=12x0   " Set terminal size
+set splitbelow         " Always split below
+set mouse=a            " Enable mouse drag on window splits
+set background=light   " dark or light
+colorscheme solarized8 " Your favorite color scheme's name
+let NERDTreeShowHidden = 1      " Show hidden files
+let NERDTreeShowLineNumbers = 0 " Hide line numbers
+let NERDTreeMinimalMenu = 1     " Use the minimal menu (m)
+let NERDTreeWinSize = 31        " Set panel width to 31 columns
+nmap <F2> :NERDTreeToggle<CR> " nmap <F2> :NERDTreeToggle<CR>
+