Bootstrap

A script to bootstrap a fresh Mac to fully configured. For El Capitan.

Installation

After going through the OS X setup assistant (creating an account and logging into iCloud), run:

bash -c "$(curl -sL https://raw.github.com/ericboehs/bootstrap/master/bootstrap)"

After entering your password and answering a few prompts, you should have every app and setting you could ever want.

Almost...

Note: The mac store app installer waits until the application is finished installing before proceeding to the next app. The large Xcode.app isn't a great one to start with. You can watch the install progress in Launchpad.app. I'd recommend going for a walk at this point.

Post Installation

Bootstrap aims to configure a machine fully to my liking. It's not quite there. Some things to do after bootstrapping:

Customize menu bar and dock icons
Turn on iCloud Photo Library via Photos
Turn on Apple Music via iTunes
Sign into Mailbox and Slack
Configure Terminal with the provided Preferences file (Solarized and some other tweaks)
Configure Alfred (sync dir, power pack, 3mo clipboard, many more in sync dir)
Configure Divvy (Add shortcut to full screen current app via Ctrl-Space, no menu icon)
Configure 1Password (lock after 5, no menu icon)
And several others (Postico, Xcode, CCC, Chrome, Dash, Tweetbot, League)
Add finally I install my dotfiles.

Some other notes: I use Safari and iCloud Keychain as my primary browser and password store. I try not to install Flash (using Chrome for when I absolutely need it). I use Terminal instead of iTerm as it supports everything I need (UTF8, 256 colors, etc). I also use Alfred as a power house app. If there's an Alfred extension, I'd rather use it than adding an application. I tried Mail.app and Mailbox is superior. I tried El Capitan's Notes.app and it needs customizable default fonts and markdown support before I can ditch Ulysses. Finally, I use 1Password for secure notes, ids, licenses and certs.

What are the other scripts?

bootstrap_remote

Allows bootstrapping a remote mac. It will copy the relevant scripts to the remote machine and start ./bootstrap. It expects ssh keys to copy to the remote machine to be in .ssh.

install_mas_app.scpt

An Apple Script used by the script to install Mac App Store apps.

log_in_to_icloud.scpt and log_in_to_icloud_el_cap.scpt

An Apple Script formerly used by the script to log in to iCloud via GUI. It's currently disabled as I need to add a check to see if you're already logged in.

xcode_agree.sh

Attempts to agree to the xcode license automatically. You may have to run the xcode accept command (brew will tell you what it is) manually.

bufordtaylor/bootstrap