If you're like me, setting up your Mac manually after a format or clean install can be a tedious task.
It's a time-consuming, repetitive process that I'd rather skip.
So, in a burst of frustration, I created a script to automate the whole process.
install.sh:
It's a simple bash script that performs a variety of tasks to prepare a macOS machine for use:
- Updates macOS to the latest version.
- Installs Homebrew, the package manager for macOS.
- Installs essential software and applications through Homebrew casks and formulae.
- Offers the choice between installing Node.js via NVM (Node Version Manager) or Homebrew.
- Installs global NPM packages.
- Provides options to install additional software, such as .NET, Firefox Developer Edition, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Epic & Steam, Unity Hub, and Figma.
- Cleans up the installation environment by running
brew cleanupand other maintenance commands. - Sets up Git with global username and email configurations.
- Installs VSCode extensions.
- Installs selected apps from the App Store using
mas(Mac App Store command-line interface). - Installs and configures ohmyzsh for a better terminal experience.
- Applies custom system settings and Dock configurations to optimize the user experience.
- Automatically updates Homebrew installed packages with a specified frequency.
Just clone the repo, tweak the config file to your liking, and run it. It's that simple.
It's set up to my liking as a web developer by default.
Here's the link to the script on GitHub: https://github.com/donnybrilliant/install.sh
I'm hoping it can save you some time and make setting up your Mac a bit easier.
It's designed to be a starting point, so I'm really keen to hear your feedback, suggestions for improvements, or any cool tweaks you'd add.
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