diff --git a/lua/lsp_setup.lua b/lua/lsp_setup.lua
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+-- enable mason and configure icons
+require("mason").setup({
+	ui = {
+		icons = {
+			package_installed = "✓",
+			package_pending = "➜",
+			package_uninstalled = "✗",
+		},
+	},
+})
+
+require("mason-tool-installer").setup({
+	ensure_installed = {
+		"prettier", -- prettier formatter
+		--	"stylua", -- lua formatter
+		"isort", -- python formatter
+		"black", -- python formatter
+		"pylint", -- python linter
+		"eslint_d", -- js linter
+	},
+})
+--#################################################################################
+--#####    THESE ARE THE LANGUAGE SERVERS WE WANT
+--#################################################################################
+local lsps_for_install = { "eslint", "html", "cssls", "bashls", "grammarly" }
+--make this table 2d to add configs
+local mason_lspconfig = require("mason-lspconfig")
+mason_lspconfig.setup {
+	ensure_installed = lsps_for_install
+}
+
+local lspconfig = require("lspconfig")
+local lsp_capabilities = require("cmp_nvim_lsp").default_capabilities()
+for _, lsp in pairs(lsps_for_install) do
+	lspconfig[lsp].setup {
+		capabilities = lsp_capabilities,
+	}
+end
+
+
+
+lspconfig.lua_ls.setup {
+	capabilities = lsp_capabilities,
+	settings = {
+		Lua = {
+			diagnostics = {
+				globals = { "vim" },
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}