2022 M1 Mac -Quick Setup

Did anyone else get a new laptop this holiday season? 👀
Here are the steps I follow to get setup quickly!

1. Show hidden folders

chflags nohidden ~/Library
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowPathbar -bool true
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true


2. Install brew

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

• Check your path and make sure path includes your brew location.
  • Check path: echo $PATH | tr ":" "\n"\n
  • Brew location: which brew
  • (Probably something like /opt/homebrew/bin)
  • If the location is missing, then add it to your ~/.zshrc, like this: export PATH=/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH

3. iTerm & OhMyZsh & Starship

• iTerm: brew install --cask iterm2
• OhMyZsh: $ sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
• Starship: brew install starship
  • echo 'eval "$(starship init zsh)"' >> ~/.zshrc
  • (Install font & then change font in iTerm settings)
  • brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts
  • brew install --cask font-hack-nerd-font

4. Node & AWS CLI (for AWS development)

• brew install node@16
• curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.pkg" -o "AWSCLIV2.pkg"
• sudo installer -pkg AWSCLIV2.pkg -target /
• aws configure (assuming you already have credentials)
• npm install -g aws-cdk
• To enable auto-complete, add these to ~/.zshrc
  • autoload bashcompinit && bashcompinit
  • autoload -Uz compinit && compinit
  • complete -C '/usr/local/bin/aws_completer' aws

5. Java

• For M1, use: https://www.azul.com/downloads/?os=macos&architecture=arm-64-bit&package=jdk

6. Other Apps

• Rectangle (window management): https://rectangleapp.com/
• VSCode: https://code.visualstudio.com/download

Let me know if you have other tips/questions! 😊