kaihoffman / setup-mac

setup and update my mac

setup-mac

This repo records the configuration of my Mac. It can be used to set up a new Mac and keep it up to date.

Files in the home directory are tracked using a bare git repository in ~/.setup.

Fresh install

1. Install command line tools

   xcode-select --install

2. Set up the bare repository in ~/.setup

   git clone --bare https://github.com/jamesjoshuahill/setup-mac.git "$HOME/.setup/"
   alias setup-git='git --git-dir="$HOME/.setup/" --work-tree="$HOME"'
   setup-git config status.showUntrackedFiles no

3. Update files in the home directory

   setup-git checkout

4. Run the setup script

   ~/bin/setup-mac

5. Restart and re-run setup script to install all macOS updates

Manual configuration

• Load iTerm preferences:
  • Tick: General > Preferences > Load preferences from a custom folder or URL and select the ~/.iterm directory.
  • Tick: General > Preferences > Save changes to folder when iTerm2 quits
• Rectangle preferences:
  • Tick: Settings > Launch on login
• Flycut preferences:
  • Tick: General > Launch Flycut at login
• Save GitHub credentials:
  • Create a GitHub personal access token for the new Mac with the repo scope.
  • Run a git command on a private repo and enter GitHub credentials. They will be saved in the keychain.
• System Preferences > Security > General
  • Require password after '5 seconds'
• System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Screen Saver
  • Start after '10 min'
  • Hot corners: 'Start Screen Saver' (top right)
• System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General
  • Show a message when the screen is locked
• System Preferences > Security & Privacy > FileVault
  • Turn on FileVault...

Daily

Run the setup script regularly to update to the latest versions:

setup-mac

Check for changes to config:

setup-git status

Check in changes to tracked configuration:

setup-git add -p            # stage changes

Track new configuration:

setup-git add NEW_FILE      # track a new file

Commit and push:

setup-git commit -m "..."
setup-git push

ℹ️ You can use the Bash alias s for setup-git and the Git aliases for shorter commands: s st, s add -p.

Update the Atom package list:

update-atom-package-list    # updates ~/.atom/packages.txt

Monthly

Update the pinned versions in ~/bin/setup-mac:

• Ruby
• Node.js
• Go

Update Sensible Bash in ~/.sensible.

Acknowledgements

• Gerhard Lazu's setup
• Pivotal's workstation-setup
• The best way to store your dotfiles: A bare Git repository.
• Sensible Bash