This repository contains an Ansible configuration for setting up a Mac from scratch. It's primary purpose is setting up a new Mac from scratch, but I endeavor to also use it for adding new software as I go so that it remains up to date. At the moment it's being used for setting up Intel based Macs running MacOS Big Sur.
There's a simple shell script in bin/bootstrap which will perform the initial steps of:
- Installing Xcode
- Installing Ansible
- Fetching required Ansible roles and collections
And then runs the main playbook ansible_osx.yml.
For future updates, bin/apply can be used to run just the Ansible playbook without the setup commands.
The easiest way to understand what's installed is to read the contents of ansible_osx.yml, this configuration is fairly specific to the range of development I do personally, but may serve as a useful starting point for others. The core components are:
- ZSH + Oh My Zsh as the primary shell
- Cloning and installing powerline fonts for command prompt customization
- Homebrew for package management
- VSCode + default plugins and configuration
- Cloning my dotfile repository
- Configuring Neovim
- Symlinking dotfiles to appropriate places
Everything can be customised by editing ansible_osx.yml.