module 'alpha.themes.startify' not found

[vbfischer]

configuring with Lazy.nvim, I'm likely missing something obvious but...

Following the documentation, I've configured the plugin as such:

{
	"goolord/alpha-nvim",
	event = "VimEnter",
	dependencies = { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons" },
        opts = { require'alpha.themes.startify'.config }
},

and when I start, getting the error

/lua/config/plugins.lua:24: module 'alpha.themes.startify' not found:
^Ino field package.preload['alpha.themes.startify']
cache_loader: module alpha.themes.startify not found
cache_loader_lib: module alpha.themes.startify not found
^Ino file './alpha/themes/startify.lua'
^Ino file '/opt/homebrew/share/luajit-2.1.0-beta3/alpha/themes/startify.lua'
^Ino file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/alpha/themes/startify.lua'
^Ino file '/usr/local/share/lua/5.1/alpha/themes/startify/init.lua'
^Ino file '/opt/homebrew/share/lua/5.1/alpha/themes/startify.lua'
^Ino file '/opt/homebrew/share/lua/5.1/alpha/themes/startify/init.lua'
^Ino file './alpha/themes/startify.so'
^Ino file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/alpha/themes/startify.so'
^Ino file '/opt/homebrew/lib/lua/5.1/alpha/themes/startify.so'
^Ino file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so'
^Ino file './alpha.so'
^Ino file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/alpha.so'
^Ino file '/opt/homebrew/lib/lua/5.1/alpha.so'
^Ino file '/usr/local/lib/lua/5.1/loadall.so'

[goolord]

try this

    {
        'goolord/alpha-nvim',
        dependencies = { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons' },
        config = function ()
            require'alpha.themes.startify'.config 
        end
    };

i merged the lazy.nvim example without really looking at it and whoever submitted it didn't know what they were doing

[vbfischer]

or more simply

require("alpha").setup(require("alpha.themes.startify").config)

[vbfischer]

sorry if I'm rambling on this, but it begs the question if that last one works... I need to refresh on lazy.nvim's config option

[goolord]

the answer i posted is what I use for my personal config. the code you pasted does essentially the same thing. also, please do not lazy load this plugin, it makes no sense and it's just going to cause bugs. i would remove event = "VimEnter",

[vbfischer]

OK, here it is... The final non-external file config required setup:

{
  "goolord/alpha-nvim",
  event = "VimEnter",
  dependencies = { "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons" },
  lazy = false,
  opts = function()
	  return require("alpha.themes.startify")
	  -- local theme = require("alpha.themes.startify")
	  --
	  -- -- customize or just return theme
	  -- return theme
  end,
  
  config = function(_, startify)
	  require("alpha").setup(startify.opts)
  end,
},

[vbfischer]

sorry, rambled before I saw your post.