return {
  {
    "goolord/alpha-nvim",
    requires = { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons" },
    setup = function()
      vim.g.alpha_statusline = false
    end,
    config = function()
      local dashboard = require "alpha.themes.dashboard"

      -- header, it's a logo
      dashboard.section.header.val = require("custom_opts").home_header
      dashboard.section.header.opts.hl = "HardHackerRed"

      -- footer
      local handle = io.popen "fortune"
      local fortune = handle:read "*a"
      handle:close()
      dashboard.section.footer.val = fortune

      -- button
      local create_button = function(key, desc, action)
        local b = dashboard.button(key, desc, action)
        b.opts.hl = "HardHackerComment"
        b.opts.hl_shortcut = "HardHackerComment"
        b.opts.width = 40
        return b
      end
      dashboard.section.buttons.val = {
        create_button("f", "  New file", ":ene <BAR> startinsert <CR>"),
        create_button("s", "  Load last session", ":SessionManager load_last_session<CR>"),
        -- create_button("e", "  Select session", ":SessionManager load_session<CR>"),
        create_button(
          "c",
          "  Open current directory",
          ":Neotree position=left source=filesystem action=focus toggle=true<CR>"
        ),
        create_button("q", "󰗼  Quit", ":qa<CR>"),
      }

      -- config
      dashboard.config.layout[1].val = vim.fn.max { 3, vim.fn.floor(vim.fn.winheight(0) * 0.3) }
      dashboard.config.layout[3].val = 5
      dashboard.config.opts.noautocmd = true

      require("alpha").setup(dashboard.config)

      -- disable the tabline & statusline in alpha dashboard screen
      vim.cmd [[
			autocmd User AlphaReady set showtabline=0 | autocmd BufUnload <buffer> set showtabline=2
			autocmd User AlphaReady set laststatus=0 | autocmd BufUnload <buffer> set laststatus=3
			autocmd User AlphaReady :NeoTreeClose
			autocmd User AlphaReady :AerialCloseAll
			]]
    end,
  },
}