This is my workstation setup script. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

Usage

This script assumes you have git installed, which will require installing xcode on a new Mac. You can install xcode by running git on the command line.

You don't need to install iterm2, the script will do it for you.

To set up a new workstation, clone this repo and then run

./bootstrap.sh
./install.sh

To update a workstation, run

./install.sh

Anything that should be run once and only once goes in the ./bootstrap.sh script. Right now, this is just the oh-my-zsh set up and brew itself.

Everything else goes in install.sh or the Brewfile. install.sh runs brew bundle and then any additional setup.

⚠️Warning⚠️ install.sh also cleans up Brew packages. Running this script without modification on a workstation may uninstall packages you're depending on.

When updating ./install.sh script, I use a test && commit || revert workflow.

./install.sh && git add -p || git reset --hard

Other Setup

Here's a checklist of the other stuff you usually like to do on a new workstation

0. Update iTerm2 profile command to arch -arm64 /bin/zsh
1. Make a new keypair for the machine and add it to Github
2. Consider trying a new shell and then decide against it
3. Right click on all those distracting colored squares and click "Options -> Remove from Dock"
4. Arrange Displays (search for "Displays" in settings, then click the "Arrange..." button)

On making SSH keys

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "nat@simplermachines.com"
cat .ssh/id_ed25519.pub | pbcopy

Paste that into keys