diff --git a/.config/nvim/after/plugin/dap.lua b/.config/nvim/after/plugin/dap.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b3ed8ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nvim/after/plugin/dap.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+require("dap-vscode-js").setup({
+	adapaters = { "pwa-node", "pwa-chrome", "pwa-msedge", "node-terminal", "pwa-extensionHost" },
+})
+
+local languages = { "typescript", "javascript" }
+for _, language in ipairs(languages) do
+	require("dap").configurations[language] = {
+		{
+			type = "pwa-node",
+			request = "launch",
+			name = "Launch file",
+			program = "${file}",
+			cwd = "${workspaceFolder}",
+		},
+		{
+			type = "pwa-node",
+			request = "attach",
+			name = "Attach",
+			processId = require("dap.utils").pick_process,
+			cwd = "${workspaceFolder}",
+		},
+		{
+			type = "pwa-chrome",
+			request = "launch",
+			name = 'Start Chrome with "localhost"',
+			url = "http://localhost:3000",
+			webRoot = "${workspaceFolder}",
+			userDataDir = "${workspaceFolder}/.vscode/vscode-chrome-debug-userdatadir",
+		},
+	}
+end
diff --git a/.config/nvim/after/plugin/dapui.lua b/.config/nvim/after/plugin/dapui.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5375b5ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nvim/after/plugin/dapui.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require("dapui").setup()
+
+local dap, dapui = require("dap"), require("dapui")
+
+dap.listeners.after.event_initialized["dapui_config"] = function()
+	dapui.open({})
+end
+dap.listeners.before.event_terminated["dapui_config"] = function()
+	dapui.close({})
+end
+dap.listeners.before.event_exited["dapui_config"] = function()
+	dapui.close({})
+end
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/neovim/packer.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/neovim/packer.lua
index 34437eaa..0561aa14 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/neovim/packer.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/neovim/packer.lua
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ return require("packer").startup(function(use)
 			{
 				"microsoft/vscode-js-debug",
 				opt = true,
+				-- NOTE: didn't compile on install for some reason,
+				-- navigate to ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/opt/vscode-js-debug
+				-- and npm run compile by hand...
 				run = "npm install --legacy-peer-deps && npm run compile",
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/neovim/remap.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/neovim/remap.lua
index 4c9c09cd..b9ec9362 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/neovim/remap.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/neovim/remap.lua
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>dov", ":lua require'dap'.step_over()")
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>dso", ":lua require'dap'.step_out()")
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>dsi", ":lua require'dap'.step_into()")
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>dcl", ":lua require'dap'.close()")
--- vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>dui", ":lua require('dapui').toggle()")
+vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>dui", ":lua require('dapui').toggle()")
 --
 -- codeium remappings
 vim.keymap.set("i", "<A-tab>", function()