Mac OS X setup

This is a list of reproducible steps to get a clean Mac (with Apple Silicon) up and running with nice dotfiles for Fish, plus a whole bunch of apps and development tools.

Step 1: ssh keys

Restore your saved ssh keys or create a new pair.

Step 2: install Homebrew and git

$ /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
$ brew analytics off

Step 3: dotfiles

Clone this repository

$ git clone [email protected]:kevinrenskers/dotfiles.git

And run the bootstrap.sh script. Alternatively, only run the setup.sh scripts in specific subfolders if you don't need everything.

Restart your shell after it's done.

You can now run fish_config to change the terminal colors, abbreviations, etc.

Don't forget to set your git credentials, or you'll be using my details which are in the dotfiles:

$ git config --global user.name "Kevin Renskers"
$ git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

Step 4: anything else you need

Keyfixer

This tool makes the Home and End keys on your full keyboard a lot better.

Python

I'm using Homebrew's Python.

$ brew install python

A great package to install:

$ pip3 install git-up

Upgrade pip or setuptools itself:

$ pip3 install --upgrade pip
$ pip3 install --upgrade setuptools

Ruby

I'm using rbenv instead of the system Ruby, to prevent annoying permission problems. You should never have to use sudo to install gems!

brew install rbenv
rbenv init

Follow the printed instructions to set up rbenv shell integration. Close your terminal and open a new one so the changes take effect. Then verify that everything is okay:

curl -fsSL https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv-installer/raw/master/bin/rbenv-doctor | bash

Now you can install (and then use) a Ruby version, for example:

rbenv install 2.6.4
rbenv global 2.6.4

PostgreSQL

Simply download Postgress.app from http://postgresapp.com.

Node.js and NPM (Node Package Manager)

$ brew install node

Once this is installed you can install your favorite packages:

$ npm install -g raml2html
$ npm install less --save

To update NPM:

$ npm install npm -g

Nginx

$ brew install nginx
$ sudo ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/nginx/*.plist /Library/LaunchAgents
$ sudo mkdir /var/log/nginx/

Edit /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf, change port to 80 and error_log to /var/log/nginx/error.log. Then start the server:

$ sudo nginx

Config file:

/usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

Other commands:

$ sudo nginx -s stop
$ sudo nginx -s reload

Thanks to...

• Mathias Bynens for sharing his dotfiles, bootstrap script and installation instructions.
• Michael Moyle for his Nginx/PHP-FPM installation instructions.
• Rosco Kalis for sharing hit dotfiles