return {
    cmd = { "lua-language-server" },
    filetypes = { "lua" },
    root_markers = {
        ".luarc.json",
        ".luarc.jsonc",
        ".luacheckrc",
        ".stylua.toml",
        "stylua.toml",
        "selene.toml",
        "selene.yml",
        ".git"
    },
    settings = {
        Lua = {
            maxPreload = 100000,
            preloadFileSize = 10000,
        },
    },
    on_init = function(client)
        local path = vim.tbl_get(client, "workspace_folders", 1, "name")
        if not path then
            return
        end

        -- override the lua-language-server settings for Neovim config
        client.settings = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", client.settings, {
            Lua = {
                runtime = {
                    version = "LuaJIT"
                },
                diagnostics = {
                    globals = { "vim" },
                },
                workspace = {
                    checkThirdParty = false,
                    library = {
                        vim.env.VIMRUNTIME
                    }
                }
            }
        })
    end
}