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👩‍💻Notes and scripts for setting up a new macOS dev environment efficiently

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setup

Notes and scripts for setting up a new macOS dev environment (Follow at your own risk / benefit)

💡 I also have guides for Linux and Windows!

Steps:

🍻 Install Homebrew

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
  • Installs Xcode command line tools
  • Installs Git!
  • Gives access to the brew command.

Install Git Large File Storage

I like to immediately install this, otherwise I forget and then things go haywire later when I pull down a repo that needs lfs.

brew install git-lfs

💤 Install Z-Shell and Oh My Zsh

  • Zsh is an alternative terminal shell. OMZsh comes with lots of themes.
  • Zsh should be installed first, see installing zsh, or brew install zsh
Install Oh My Zsh:
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

👩‍💻 Install development software

brew cask install iterm2 vscodium mamp codekit tableplus sourcetree insomnia docker && \
brew cask install homebrew/cask-versions/firefox-developer-edition

Micro editor (nicer than Nano, less hectic than vim)

brew install micro

💻 Install preferred VS Code extensions

Install the Settings Sync extension, then connect it to the appropriate Github Gist.

(I'm opting for this extension over the new built-in sync settings for privacy reasons)

🎨 Install design apps

brew cask install sketch nucleo imageoptim

Install Google fonts

w/Thanks to qrpike's Web Font Load

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qrpike/Web-Font-Load/master/install.sh | bash

🛡 Install other misc. software

brew cask install 1password authy nordvpn alfred slack notion carbon-copy-cloner

🎹 Install music apps (optional)

brew cask install ableton-live-suite loopback

Manual step:

Install Komplete Audio 6 Drivers *

*This driver is not necessary with Catalina 10.15.2 and will error. Leaving here for convenience / reminder.

📼 Install multimedia apps (optional)

brew cask install kap handbrake

## ffmpeg CLI tool
brew install ffmpeg --force &&
brew link ffmpeg

💚 Install Node Version Manager

Installs NVM (switch between multiple versions of Node.JS on the same system)

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.2/install.sh | bash

Installs Node.JS and relative NPM version.

nvm install node # "node" is an alias for the latest version

Install global node packages

Install Netlify CLI

npm install netlify-cli -g

netlify login

✏️ Install Hugo for blogging

brew install hugo

Set up Netlify Large Media

(requires Git LFS)

cd project-name

netlify link

netlify lm:setup

Install Heroku CLI

brew tap heroku/brew && brew install heroku

heroku autocomplete --refresh-cache

heroku autocomplete

Verify with heroku --version.

Login with heroku login (press any key to open a browser window for authentication)

Install Google Cloud SDK

brew cask install google-cloud-sdk (untested)

Will require auth through Google. Must already have an account.

Install Speedtest CLI

brew install speedtest-cli

🧼 Clean-up

Add spaces to the dock:

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{"tile-type"="spacer-tile";}'

killall Dock

Visit the App Store for