This is a repository for my dotfiles. Be warned that these may often change and that the installation documentation may not always be correct as things progress. In general the setup process is something that is only done when a new machine is purchased or I feel like testing in a virtual machine (which does not happen often). It is helpful to have an understanding of what these commands do on your own.

In general no pull-requests or changes will be accepted, however you can generate an issue if you find a problem.

It currently will install homebrew and the following homebrew formula.

fd
git
mas
node
ripgrep
stow
swift-format
zsh
zsh-completions

It will also install the following homebrew casks in the ~/Applications directory.

docker
google-chrome
iterm2
microsoft-teams
obs
rapid-api
sketchup-pro

And the following fonts.

font-inconsolata-nerd-font

The following applications will be installed from the macOS app store.

pwSafe
Xcode

The following non-app-store applications will be downloaded for later installation / setup. These will be placed in ~/Downloads

Logi Options      # logitech mouse / keyboard settings
AmazonWorkDocsDrive

Installation

Clone the repository.

git clone https://m-housh/dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles && \
  cd ~/.dotfiles

The Makefile includes commands to install dependencies and link the configuration using gnu-stow.

On a fresh system run the following command from the dotfiles root.

make bootstrap

This start by installing homebrew, then install the required homebrew formulas and casks. Next it will use gnu-stow to symlink configuration files to the appropriate locations. And finally, it will download applications from the App Store. When the bootstrap command is done it will open up the ~/Downloads folder for the few applications that get downloaded from the internet, so that you can finish the installation of those applications.

Minimal Setup

If you would like to just setup minimal stuff, link dotfiles, and install brews (no casks except for Iterm2). Then you can run the following command.

make bootstrap-minimal

To set macOS settings

source scripts/setup_defaults

Post Installation

After everything has finished up, you will be able to open iTerm2 and load the profile which should now be symlinked to ~/.config/macOS/iterm/profile.json

Make commands

It is also possible to not do the full bootstrapping. If you would only like to install homebrew (without any formula or casks) then you can run the following command.

make bootstrap-homebrew

Once homebrew is installed, if you'd like to install the homebrew formula (located in macOS/.config/macOS/Brewfile) then you can run the following command.

make bootstrap-brews

To install homebrew casks (located in macOS/.config/macOS/Casks.Brewfile) then you can run the following command.

make bootstrap-casks

To symlink the configuration files only then you can run. (Note this will likely be removed in the future, as most of the installation is done by custom scripts currently).

make stow

To download the logitech options application and place in your ~/Downloads folder, you can run.

make bootstrap-logitech

To download the amazon workdocs drive installer and place in your ~/Downloads folder, you can run. (Note the Amazon workdocs app does not work on newer M1 macOS architectures, and will likely be removed in the future).

make bootstrap-amazon-workdocs

And finally to download the app store applications run.

make bootstrap-app-store

Other Make Commands

If you would like to setup any specific zsh configuration that is only for the local machine then you can run the following command.

make zshrc-local

This will generate and symlink a file that you can use to extend the default zshrc configuration. In general, I use this to set custom location for homebrew casks to be installed on certain machines.