diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9bcc078..5041718f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 # LazyVim
 
-A starter template for Neovim using [lazy.nvim](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim)
+Basic IDE for lazy Neovim users using [lazy.nvim](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim)
 
 ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/292349/210136312-c211f781-6d51-46b0-a265-6098bdbb364d.png)
 
+## 🚀 Getting Started
+
+You can find a starter template for **LazyVim** [here](https://github.com/LazyVim/starter)
+
 ## ✅ Todo
 
 - [ ] documentation
@@ -11,39 +15,6 @@ A starter template for Neovim using [lazy.nvim](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nv
 - [x] list all plugins in readme
 - [ ] test all-the-things
 
-## File Structure
-
-<pre>
-~/.config/nvim
-├── lua
-│   └── lazyvim
-│       ├── config
-│       │   ├── autocmds.lua
-│       │   ├── keymaps.lua
-│       │   ├── lazy.lua
-│       │   ├── options.lua
-│       │   └── settings.lua
-│       ├── plugins
-│       │   ├── lsp
-│       │   │   ├── format.lua
-│       │   │   ├── init.lua
-│       │   │   ├── keymaps.lua
-│       │   │   └── servers.lua
-│       │   ├── coding.lua
-│       │   ├── colorscheme.lua
-│       │   ├── config.lua
-│       │   ├── editor.lua
-│       │   ├── treesitter.lua
-│       │   ├── ui.lua
-│       │   └── util.lua
-│       └── util.lua
-├── init.lua
-├── lazy-lock.json
-├── LICENSE
-├── README.md
-└── stylua.toml
-</pre>
-
 <!-- plugins:start -->
 
 ## Plugins
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index d416a891..2df10400 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1 +1,14 @@
-require("lazyvim.config.lazy")
+vim.api.nvim_echo({
+  {
+    "Do not use this repository directly\n",
+    "ErrorMsg",
+  },
+  {
+    "Please check the docs on how to get started with LazyVim\n",
+    "WarningMsg",
+  },
+  { "Press any key to exit", "MoreMsg" },
+}, true, {})
+
+vim.fn.getchar()
+vim.cmd([[quit]])
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/config/lazy.lua b/lua/lazyvim/config/lazy.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e46b6eb..00000000
--- a/lua/lazyvim/config/lazy.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
-if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
-  vim.fn.system({
-    "git",
-    "clone",
-    "--filter=blob:none",
-    "https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim.git",
-    "--branch=stable",
-    lazypath,
-  })
-end
-vim.opt.rtp:prepend(vim.env.LAZY or lazypath)
-
-require("lazy").setup({
-  spec = "lazyvim.plugins",
-  defaults = { lazy = true, version = "*" },
-  install = { colorscheme = { "tokyonight", "habamax" } },
-  checker = { enabled = true },
-  performance = {
-    rtp = {
-      disabled_plugins = {
-        "gzip",
-        "matchit",
-        "matchparen",
-        "netrwPlugin",
-        "tarPlugin",
-        "tohtml",
-        "tutor",
-        "zipPlugin",
-      },
-    },
-  },
-})
-vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>l", "<cmd>:Lazy<cr>")