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---
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project: editor-stack-upgrade
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type: project-plan
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status: active
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tags:
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- editors
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- neovim
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- zed
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- zellij
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- lazyvim
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- homelab
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- workflow
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created: 2026-04-08
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updated: 2026-04-08
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path: PBS-Planning/Homelab/Editor-Stack
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---
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# Editor Stack Upgrade
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## Context
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VS Code Remote-SSH crashed production server after 6 instances were
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accidentally left open (each spawns its own Node server process on the
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remote). Replacing with a two-track editor workflow: a lightweight GUI for
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heavier refactors, and a terminal-native stack for quick edits and street
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cred.
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## Goals
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- [ ] Eliminate VS Code Remote-SSH resource bloat on production server
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- [ ] Establish Zed as primary GUI editor with remote SSH workflow
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- [ ] Build terminal-native editing muscle memory with Neovim + LazyVim
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- [ ] Replace tmux workflow with Zellij (modern, discoverable keybinds)
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- [ ] Keep production server stable during rollout (test everything on
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tower first)
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## Track A: Zed (GUI path)
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### Phase A1 — Install on tower
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- [ ] Install Zed on Manjaro tower
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```
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curl -f https://zed.dev/install.sh | sh
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```
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- [ ] Verify binary at `~/.local/bin/zed`
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- [ ] Launch and complete first-run setup
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- [ ] Sign in (optional, for settings sync)
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### Phase A2 — Remote SSH setup
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- [ ] Confirm production server is in `~/.ssh/config` with alias
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- [ ] Load SSH key into `ssh-agent` if passphrase-protected
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```
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eval $(ssh-agent)
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ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
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```
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- [ ] In Zed: `ctrl+shift+p` → "remote: connect to host" → add prod server
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- [ ] Verify remote agent installs to `~/.local/bin` on production server
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- [ ] Open a test project over SSH and confirm LSP works
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### Phase A3 — Validate resource footprint
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- [ ] Check process count on prod server after Zed connect
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```
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ps aux | grep zed
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```
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- [ ] Compare RAM usage vs old VS Code Remote-SSH baseline
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- [ ] Document findings in session notes
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## Track B: Terminal path (Zellij + Neovim + LazyVim)
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### Phase B1 — Zellij on tower
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- [ ] Install Zellij
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```
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cargo install --locked zellij
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```
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or via pacman/AUR if preferred
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- [ ] Launch and work through built-in tutorial
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- [ ] Learn core keybinds (shown at bottom of screen — that's the whole
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point)
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- [ ] Create first layout file for homelab workflow
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```
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~/.config/zellij/layouts/homelab.kdl
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```
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### Phase B2 — Neovim + LazyVim on tower
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- [ ] Install Neovim (need ≥0.9.0 for LazyVim)
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```
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sudo pacman -S neovim
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```
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- [ ] Install prerequisites: git, make, unzip, gcc, ripgrep, fd, a Nerd Font
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- [ ] Back up any existing Neovim config
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```
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mv ~/.config/nvim ~/.config/nvim.bak
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mv ~/.local/share/nvim ~/.local/share/nvim.bak
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```
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- [ ] Clone LazyVim starter
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```
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git clone https://github.com/LazyVim/starter ~/.config/nvim
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rm -rf ~/.config/nvim/.git
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```
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- [ ] First launch: let Lazy.nvim install all plugins
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- [ ] Run `:LazyHealth` and resolve any warnings
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- [ ] Run `:Mason` and install LSPs for Python, Go, Bash, Lua
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### Phase B3 — Learn the basics (week 1)
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- [ ] Complete `vimtutor` (comes with Neovim, ~30 min)
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- [ ] Daily driver for config edits only — don't force it on real work yet
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- [ ] Learn: motions (h/j/k/l, w/b/e), modes (i/a/o, esc), save/quit (:w/:q)
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- [ ] Learn LazyVim extras: `` leader menu, `ff` find files,
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`sg` grep
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- [ ] Learn file tree: `e`
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### Phase B4 — Zellij + Neovim integration
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- [ ] Create Zellij layout with Neovim + terminal panes
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- [ ] Test detach/reattach workflow
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```
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zellij attach homelab
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```
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- [ ] Configure Neovim to respect Zellij pane navigation (if desired)
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### Phase B5 — Roll out to production server
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- [ ] Install Zellij on prod server
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- [ ] Install Neovim + LazyVim on prod server
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- [ ] Sync LazyVim config via git (store in `trucktrav/dotfiles` or similar)
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- [ ] Create persistent Zellij session for prod work
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```
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zellij attach -c prod-work
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```
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- [ ] Document SSH + zellij attach workflow
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## Decision points
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- [ ] Dotfiles repo strategy — new repo or add to existing?
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- [ ] LazyVim customization — keep starter minimal or add personal tweaks
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early?
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- [ ] Zed vs Neovim split — when to reach for which? (document after 2
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weeks of use)
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## Success criteria
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- [ ] Zero VS Code processes on production server
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- [ ] Can SSH into prod, `zellij attach`, and resume work from any device
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- [ ] Comfortable enough in Neovim to edit configs without reaching for Zed
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- [ ] Production server RAM usage during editing sessions documented and
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reduced
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## Notes & learnings
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_(populate as you go)_
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## Next session
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Start with Phase A1 (Zed install on tower) — fastest win, immediately
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usable, low risk.
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...sent from Jenny & Travis |