New Mac Setup

Run script

sh ./mac

The mac script installs the base command line tooling and then runs laptop.local when that file is present.

Base Setup

mac installs and configures:

• Homebrew
• zsh as the login shell
• $HOME/.bin on the shell PATH
• Git
• GitHub CLI (gh)
• tmux
• vim
• Fast Node Manager (fnm)
• The latest LTS Node.js release via fnm

Local Laptop Setup

laptop.local expects Homebrew, Git, curl, and unzip to be available. It installs:

• Google Chrome
• Slack
• iTerm2
• Firefox
• VLC
• Visual Studio Code
• 1Password
• Zoom
• WhatsApp
• Ghostty
• Numi
• Logi Options+
• Fira Code font
• Codex CLI
• dockutil

It also configures:

• Global Git identity and defaults
• Oh My Zsh
• Spaceship prompt
• git-open
• zsh-autosuggestions
• zsh-syntax-highlighting
• Dotfiles from nikorablin/dotfiles
• iTerm2 preferences to load from $HOME/dotfiles
• Dock apps: Google Chrome, Messages, Music, Ghostty, Visual Studio Code, and WhatsApp