3 files changed, 23 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lua/lvim/lsp/config.lua b/lua/lvim/lsp/config.lua
index 1f84c4e2..7dc4c217 100644
--- a/lua/lvim/lsp/config.lua
+++ b/lua/lvim/lsp/config.lua
@@ -119,6 +119,19 @@ return {
     insert_mode = {},
     visual_mode = {},
   },
+  ---@usage list of settings of nvim-lsp-installer
+  installer = {
+    setup = {
+      ensure_installed = {},
+      ui = {
+        icons = {
+          server_installed = "✓",
+          server_pending = "",
+          server_uninstalled = "✗",
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
   null_ls = {
     setup = {},
     config = {},
diff --git a/lua/lvim/lsp/init.lua b/lua/lvim/lsp/init.lua
index 2f3258c9..505c1bc1 100644
--- a/lua/lvim/lsp/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lvim/lsp/init.lua
@@ -122,10 +122,7 @@ function M.setup()
     append_default_schemas = true,
   }
 
-  require("nvim-lsp-installer").setup {
-    -- use the default nvim_data_dir, since the server binaries are independent
-    install_root_dir = utils.join_paths(vim.call("stdpath", "data"), "lsp_servers"),
-  }
+  require("nvim-lsp-installer").setup(lvim.lsp.installer.setup)
 
   require("lvim.lsp.null-ls").setup()
 
diff --git a/lua/lvim/lsp/templates.lua b/lua/lvim/lsp/templates.lua
index 09f82430..578362a7 100644
--- a/lua/lvim/lsp/templates.lua
+++ b/lua/lvim/lsp/templates.lua
@@ -17,12 +17,20 @@ end
 
 local skipped_filetypes = lvim.lsp.automatic_configuration.skipped_filetypes
 local skipped_servers = lvim.lsp.automatic_configuration.skipped_servers
+local ensure_installed_servers = lvim.lsp.installer.setup.ensure_installed
+
+---Check if we should skip generating an ftplugin file based on the server_name
+---@param server_name string name of a valid language server
+local function should_skip(server_name)
+  -- ensure_installed_servers should take priority over skipped_servers
+  return vim.tbl_contains(skipped_servers, server_name) and not vim.tbl_contains(ensure_installed_servers, server_name)
+end
 
 ---Generates an ftplugin file based on the server_name in the selected directory
 ---@param server_name string name of a valid language server, e.g. pyright, gopls, tsserver, etc.
 ---@param dir string the full path to the desired directory
 function M.generate_ftplugin(server_name, dir)
-  if vim.tbl_contains(skipped_servers, server_name) then
+  if should_skip(server_name) then
     return
   end