diff --git a/install_nvchad.sh b/install_nvchad.sh
index 00372e5..d19e8de 100755
--- a/install_nvchad.sh
+++ b/install_nvchad.sh
@@ -1,30 +1,29 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
+REPO="git@gitea.hptrow.me:pt/nvchad.git"
+BRANCH="customize"
+NVIM_CONFIG="$HOME/.config/nvim"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+
+deploy_nvim_modules() {
+  local src_dir="$SCRIPT_DIR/dotfiles/nvim"
+  [[ -d "$src_dir" ]] || return 0
+  [[ -d "$NVIM_CONFIG/lua" ]] || return 0
+  echo "Deploying nvim lua modules..."
+  for mod in "$src_dir"/*.lua; do
+    [[ -f "$mod" ]] || continue
+    local target="$NVIM_CONFIG/lua/$(basename "$mod")"
+    [[ -e "$target" ]] && mv "$target" "${target}.backup"
+    ln -s "$mod" "$target"
+    echo "  linked: $(basename "$mod")"
+  done
+}
+
 echo "============================================"
 echo "NvChad Configuration Installation Script"
 echo "============================================"
 echo ""
-echo "This script will:"
-echo "  - Backup existing ~/.config/nvim to ~/.config/nvim.backup (if exists)"
-echo "  - Clone your NvChad config from git@gitea.hptrow.me:pt/nvchad.git (customize branch)"
-echo "  - Launch nvim to auto-install lazy.nvim and all plugins"
-echo ""
-echo "Prerequisites:"
-echo "  - Neovim 0.9.5+ must be installed (run ./install_neovim.sh if needed)"
-echo "  - Git must be installed"
-echo "  - SSH key must be set up for gitea.hptrow.me"
-echo ""
-read -p "Continue with installation? (y/N) " -n 1 -r
-echo
-if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-    echo "Installation cancelled."
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-echo ""
-echo "Starting installation..."
-echo ""
 
 # Check prerequisites
 if ! command -v nvim &> /dev/null; then
@@ -49,28 +48,59 @@ fi
 echo "Neovim version: $(nvim --version | head -n1)"
 echo ""
 
-# Backup existing config if it exists
-if [ -d ~/.config/nvim ]; then
-    echo "Backing up existing ~/.config/nvim to ~/.config/nvim.backup"
-    if [ -d ~/.config/nvim.backup ]; then
-        rm -rf ~/.config/nvim.backup
+# If already installed and pointing at the right remote, just pull
+if [ -d "$NVIM_CONFIG/.git" ]; then
+    EXISTING_REMOTE=$(git -C "$NVIM_CONFIG" remote get-url hptrow 2>/dev/null || git -C "$NVIM_CONFIG" remote get-url origin 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+    if [ "$EXISTING_REMOTE" = "$REPO" ]; then
+        echo "NvChad config already installed — pulling latest..."
+        git -C "$NVIM_CONFIG" pull hptrow "$BRANCH"
+        deploy_nvim_modules
+        echo "Done."
+        exit 0
     fi
-    mv ~/.config/nvim ~/.config/nvim.backup
 fi
 
-# Clone the config
-echo "Cloning NvChad config from gitea (customize branch)..."
-set -x
-git clone -b customize git@gitea.hptrow.me:pt/nvchad.git ~/.config/nvim
-set +x
-
-if [ ! -d ~/.config/nvim ]; then
-    echo "Error: Failed to clone config" >&2
-    exit 1
+echo "This script will:"
+echo "  - Backup existing ~/.config/nvim to ~/.config/nvim.backup (if exists)"
+echo "  - Clone your NvChad config from $REPO ($BRANCH branch)"
+echo "  - Deploy lua modules from dotfiles/nvim/"
+echo "  - Launch nvim to auto-install lazy.nvim and all plugins"
+echo ""
+echo "Prerequisites:"
+echo "  - SSH key must be set up for gitea.hptrow.me"
+echo ""
+read -p "Continue with installation? (y/N) " -n 1 -r
+echo
+if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+    echo "Installation cancelled."
+    exit 0
 fi
 
+echo ""
+echo "Starting installation..."
+echo ""
+
+# Backup existing config
+if [ -d "$NVIM_CONFIG" ]; then
+    echo "Backing up existing ~/.config/nvim to ~/.config/nvim.backup"
+    [ -d "$NVIM_CONFIG.backup" ] && rm -rf "$NVIM_CONFIG.backup"
+    mv "$NVIM_CONFIG" "$NVIM_CONFIG.backup"
+fi
+
+# Clone the config
+echo "Cloning NvChad config from gitea ($BRANCH branch)..."
+set -x
+git clone -b "$BRANCH" "$REPO" "$NVIM_CONFIG"
+set +x
+
+[ -d "$NVIM_CONFIG" ] || { echo "Error: Failed to clone config" >&2; exit 1; }
+
 echo ""
 echo "Config cloned successfully!"
+echo ""
+
+deploy_nvim_modules
+
 echo ""
 echo "============================================"
 echo "First Launch Setup"
@@ -87,7 +117,6 @@ echo ""
 read -p "Press Enter to launch nvim and complete setup..." -r
 echo ""
 
-# Launch nvim to trigger plugin installation
 nvim +q
 
 echo ""
@@ -95,7 +124,7 @@ echo "============================================"
 echo "Installation Complete!"
 echo "============================================"
 echo ""
-echo "Your NvChad configuration is installed at: ~/.config/nvim"
+echo "Your NvChad configuration is installed at: $NVIM_CONFIG"
 echo ""
 echo "Key customizations in this config:"
 echo "  - Theme: vscode_dark"
@@ -107,7 +136,5 @@ echo "  - Custom keybindings: g+w (format), <leader>gb (blame), more in lua/mapp
 echo ""
 echo "Next time you launch nvim, everything will be ready!"
 echo ""
-if [ -d ~/.config/nvim.backup ]; then
-    echo "Note: Your old config was backed up to ~/.config/nvim.backup"
-fi
+[ -d "$NVIM_CONFIG.backup" ] && echo "Note: Your old config was backed up to $NVIM_CONFIG.backup"
 echo "============================================"