Config

Config is a basic checklist I follow to set up a new Mac's development environment. It gets me up to speed with Git, Ruby, GitHub, Jekyll, and more so I can more quickly get back to coding.

It also includes a lightweight list of the applications I depend on to survive a day of computer use.

Checklist

Secure Git(Hub) access

• Generate new SSH key
• Generate an access token for Terminal to auth your GitHub account when 2FA is enabled.

Setup VSCode

Download VSCode Install Python Tools

Setup Ruby

• Install rbenv via Homebrew: brew install rbenv.
• Download a version of Ruby via rbenv (e.g., rbenv install 2.2.3). See https://gorails.com/setup/osx/10.11-el-capitan.
• Make it the global version of Ruby: rbenv global 2.2.3.
• Run rbenv init add the following to ~/.zshrc: eval "$(rbenv init -)"

Installing and managing Ruby with rbenv allows us to specify versions of Ruby on a per-project basis. It also means we can avoid running sudo commands for installing gems and more as it's not affecting OS X's system Ruby.

Setup Python

• Install python3 via Homebrew: brew install python3.

Setup PHP | Laravel

• brew install PHP
• brew install mysql
• Install composer https://getcomposer.org/download/

Additional dependencies

The following is a list of apps lightly categorized that that I've found useful over the last 10 years using a mac.

NVM

• Install NVM (Node Version Manager)

Docker

• Install docker https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/

Communication

• Slack

Personal

Productivity

• 1Password

Developer

• [Postman] (https://www.getpostman.com/)
• [AWS CLI] (https://aws.amazon.com/cli/)

Terminal

• Homebrew (/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)")

• mysql brew install mysql

• postgres brew install postgres

• yarn brew install yarn

• ansible brew install ansible

• Installing ZSH (and the best add ons) Change shell to zsh chsh -s /bin/zsh

  Restart terminal, this will make the shell change take effect. To make sure you are running the right shell you can run the command: echo “$SHELL” It should now say /bin/zsh

  Install Oh My Zsh sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

  Restart terminal Install Spaceship (and plugins)

  git clone https://github.com/denysdovhan/spaceship-prompt.git "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship-prompt"

  ln -s "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship-prompt/spaceship.zsh-theme" "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship.zsh-theme"

  git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-syntax-highlighting

  git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions

  Once you have those all ran, you will need to edit the .zshrc (located in ~/.zshrc) Feel free to nano it up.

  Change: ZSH_THEME:”spaceship”

  plugins:(zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting) For the plugins, if there is already one there (I believe git will be there) just add a space and add the next one.

  Save .zshrc and then restart your terminal!

  Optional Font: FiraCode is that amazing font I showed you. Here is the download link: Download v1.207 You can just install this on your Mac, then change the font your terminal uses in its preferences.

• Create Scripts Folder

• Add folder to $PATH via ~/.zshrc export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/share/scripts

Database Management

• Postgres.app this is an alternative to using brew for postgres management.
• Postgres Viewer
• mySQL workbench