return  {
    -- start dashboard
    "goolord/alpha-nvim",
    lazy = false,
    dependencies = { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons" },
    config = function()
      local startify = require("alpha.themes.startify")

      -- Overwrite the header text
      startify.section.header.val = 
      {
        [[ __   ___________    ___       __       ]],
        [[ \ \ / __/ __/ _ \  / _ \___ _/ /____ _ ]],
        [[  > >\ \_\ \/ ___/ / // / _ `/ __/ _ `/ ]],
        [[ /_/___/___/_/    /____/\_,_/\__/\_,_/  ]],
      }

      -- {
      -- [[        +++++++     ]],
      -- [[     ++++++++++++   ]],
      -- [[   ++++++++  ++++   ]],
      -- [[  +++    ++++++     ]],
      -- [[   +++    +++++     ]],
      -- [[     ++++++   +++   ]],
      -- [[     ++++++    +++  ]],
      -- [[   ++++  ++++++++   ]],
      -- [[   ++++++++++++     ]],
      -- [[    ++++++++        ]],
      -- }
        --                                                 
        --                   +++++++++++++++++++           
        --                 +++++++++++++++++++++++         
        --               ++++++++++++++++++++++++++        
        --             +++++++++              ++++++       
        --           +++++++++++++           ++++++        
        --         +++++++   +++++++       +++++++         
        --       +++++++       +++++++    +++++++          
        --       +++++           +++++++++++++             
        --      +++++              ++++++++++              
        --       ++++++              ++++++                
        --        +++++++         +++  ++++++              
        --          +++++++     ++++++  +++++++            
        --           ++++++++ +++++++     +++++++          
        --             ++++++++++++         +++++++        
        --               ++++++++             ++++++       
        --               + +++++++              +++++      
        --             ++++  +++++++           +++++       
        --           ++++++    +++++++       +++++++       
        --         +++++++       +++++++   +++++++         
        --        ++++++           +++++++++++++           
        --        +++++              +++++++++             
        --        ++++++++++++++++++++++++++               
        --         +++++++++++++++++++++++                 
        --           +++++++++++++++++++                   
        --                                                 


        -- {
        -- [[  ___  ________   ________  ________        ________  ________  _________  ________      ]],
        -- [[ |\  \|\   ____\ |\   ____\|\   __  \      |\   ___ \|\   __  \|\___   ___\\   __  \     ]],
        -- [[ \ \  \ \  \___|_\ \  \___|\ \  \|\  \     \ \  \_|\ \ \  \|\  \|___ \  \_\ \  \|\  \    ]],
        -- [[  \ \  \ \_____  \\ \_____  \ \   ____\     \ \  \ \\ \ \   __  \   \ \  \ \ \   __  \   ]],
        -- [[   \/  /\|____|\  \\|____|\  \ \  \___|      \ \  \_\\ \ \  \ \  \   \ \  \ \ \  \ \  \  ]],
        -- [[   /  //  ____\_\  \ ____\_\  \ \__\          \ \_______\ \__\ \__\   \ \__\ \ \__\ \__\ ]],
        -- [[  /_ //  |\_________\\_________\|__|           \|_______|\|__|\|__|    \|__|  \|__|\|__| ]],
        -- [[ |__|/   \|_________\|_________|                                                         ]],
        -- }

        -- {
        -- [[                              ,-.----.                                                            ]],
        -- [[         .--.--.    .--.--.   \    /  \              ,---,                   ___                  ]],
        -- [[ .--,   /  /    '. /  /    '. |   :    \           .'  .' `\               ,--.'|_                ]],
        -- [[ |\  \ |  :  /`. /|  :  /`. / |   |  .\ :        ,---.'     \              |  | :,'               ]],
        -- [[ ` \  `;  |  |--` ;  |  |--`  .   :  |: |        |   |  .`\  |             :  : ' :               ]],
        -- [[  \ \  \  :  ;_   |  :  ;_    |   |   \ :        :   : |  '  |  ,--.--.  .;__,'  /    ,--.--.     ]],
        -- [[   , \  \  \    `. \  \    `. |   : .   /        |   ' '  ;  : /       \ |  |   |    /       \    ]],
        -- [[   / /` /`----.   \ `----.   \;   | |`-'         '   | ;  .  |.--.  .-. |:__,'| :   .--.  .-. |   ]],
        -- [[  ` /  / __ \  \  | __ \  \  ||   | ;            |   | :  |  ' \__\/: . .  '  : |__  \__\/: . .   ]],
        -- [[ | .  / /  /`--'  //  /`--'  /:   ' |            '   : | /  ;  ," .--.; |  |  | '.'| ," .--.; |   ]],
        -- [[ ./__/ '--'.     /'--'.     / :   : :            |   | '` ,/  /  /  ,.  |  ;  :    ;/  /  ,.  |   ]],
        -- [[         `--'---'   `--'---'  |   | :            ;   :  .'   ;  :   .'   \ |  ,   /;  :   .'   \  ]],
        -- [[                              `---'.|            |   ,.'     |  ,     .-./  ---`-' |  ,     .-./  ]],
        -- [[                                `---`            '---'        `--`---'              `--`---'      ]],
        -- [[                                                                                                  ]],
        -- }

        -- [[ ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------++ ]],
        -- [[ ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------++ ]],
        -- [[ ||   _     ____  ____   _     ______   _____  ____    ____   ___   ____  _____  || ]],
        -- [[ ||  \ \   |_   ||   _| (_)  .' ____ \ |_   _||_   \  /   _|.'   `.|_   \|_   _| || ]],
        -- [[ ||   \ \    | |__| |   __   | (___ \_|  | |    |   \/   | /  .-.  \ |   \ | |   || ]],
        -- [[ ||    > >   |  __  |  [  |   _.____`.   | |    | |\  /| | | |   | | | |\ \| |   || ]],
        -- [[ ||   / /   _| |  | |_  | |  | \____) | _| |_  _| |_\/_| |_\  `-'  /_| |_\   |_  || ]],
        -- [[ ||  /_/   |____||____|[___]  \______.'|_____||_____||_____|`.___.'|_____|\____| || ]],
        -- [[ ||   ______    ______   _______    ______        _     _________     _          || ]],
        -- [[ || .' ____ \ .' ____ \ |_   __ \  |_   _ `.     / \   |  _   _  |   / \         || ]],
        -- [[ || | (___ \_|| (___ \_|  | |__) |   | | `. \   / _ \  |_/ | | \_|  / _ \        || ]],
        -- [[ ||  _.____`.  _.____`.   |  ___/    | |  | |  / ___ \     | |     / ___ \       || ]],
        -- [[ || | \____) || \____) | _| |_      _| |_.' /_/ /   \ \_  _| |_  _/ /   \ \_     || ]],
        -- [[ ||  \______.' \______.'|_____|    |______.'|____| |____||_____||____| |____|    || ]],
        -- [[ ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------++ ]],
        -- [[ ++------------------------------------------------------------------------------++ ]],

      -- Optionally, set highlight group and other options if needed
      startify.section.header.opts = {
        position = "left",  -- Change the position if needed
        hl = "Type",  -- Customize highlight group
      }

      -- Set up the dashboard with the modified startify config
      require("alpha").setup(startify.config)
    end,
  }

