dotfiles_macos's Introduction

dotfiles

I learned about dotfiles from Patrick McDonald (cf. eieioxyz/dotfiles_macos repo).

Bootstrapping is automated with Dotbot.

Capturing installed VS Code Extensions

code --list-extensions > "$DOTFILES/vscode/vscode_extensions"

Ready to set up a new computer?

xcode-select --install (Command Line Tools are required for Git and Homebrew)

Install Homebrew and add it to the path:

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

(echo; echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"') >> /Users/benpatterson/.zprofile

eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"`

git clone https://github.com/bmizepatterson/dotfiles_macos.git ~/.dotfiles. We'll start with https but switch to ssh after everything is installed.
cd ~/.dotfiles
If necessary, git checkout <another_branch>.
If necessary, make changes to Brewfile directly.
./install
Restart computer.
Setup up Dropbox (use multifactor authentication!) and allow files to sync before setting up dependent applications.

Generate ssh key, add to GitHub, and switch remote URLs.

# Generate SSH key in default location (~/.ssh/config)
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "[email protected]"

# Start the ssh-agent
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

# Create config file with necessary settings
<< EOF > ~/.ssh/config
Host *
  AddKeysToAgent yes
  UseKeychain yes
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
EOF

# Add private key to ssh-agent
ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

# Copy public key and add to github.com > Settings > SSH and GPG keys
pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

# Test SSH connection, then verify fingerprint and username
# https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/testing-your-ssh-connection
ssh -T [email protected]

# Switch from HTTPS to SSH
git remote set-url origin [email protected]:bmizepatterson/dotfiles_macos.git