How To Set Up A New Mac From Scratch

The following is a guide I wrote to guide one through a fresh installation on a new machine. Enjoy!

This is also available on Github.

Quote time:

“To be in hell is to drift; to be in heaven is to steer.” ― George Bernard Shaw

Version

1.7.4

Last Tested on

MacOS 12.5.1

App Store Applications

• Apple Music
• ColorSlurp
• Quiver
• Tweetbot
• Xcode
  • sudo xcodebuild -license accept

Third Party Applications

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Aftereffects

Homebrew Cask Applications

• 1password
• alfred
• appcleaner
• bartender
• blender
• discord
• dropbox
• eloston-chromium
• figma
• firefox-developer-edition
• font-hack
• font-hack-nerd-font
• iconjar
• imageoptim
• iina
• insomnia
• iterm2
• kodi
• google-drive
• little-snitch
• qlcolorcode
• qlmarkdown
• qlprettypatch
• qlstephen
• querious
• quicklook-csv
• quicklook-json
• robo-3t
• slack
• sublime-text
• suspicious-package
• the-unarchiver
• transmit
• virtualbox
• webpquicklook

.vimrc

• https://github.com/arbitrarily/vimrc

.gitconfig

• https://github.com/arbitrarily/gitconfig

.zshrc (primary)

• https://github.com/arbitrarily/zshrc

.yabairc

• https://github.com/arbitrarily/yabairc

.skhdrc (primary)

• https://github.com/arbitrarily/skhdrc

firefox new tab loading page

• https://github.com/arbitrarily/firefox-new-tab

Sublime Text Preferences

• https://github.com/arbitrarily/sublime-settings

cmus Theme

• https://github.com/arbitrarily/cmus-theme

Neofetch Settings

• https://github.com/arbitrarily/neofetch-settings

Nowplaying

• https://github.com/arbitrarily/nowplaying

Link Dotfiles

# zsh
ln -s ~/Git/zshrc/.zshrc ~/.zshrc
# skhdrc
ln -s ~/Git/skhdrc/.skhdrc ~/.skhdrc
# yabairc
ln -s ~/Git/yabairc/.yabairc ~/.yabairc
# vimrc
ln -s ~/Git/vimrc/vimrc ~/.vimrc
# gitconfig
ln -s ~/Git/gitconfig/.gitconfig ~/.gitconfig

Fonts

Fonts are Backed up to Dropbox/Resources/

zsh

# sudo apt-get install zsh
brew install zsh
sh -c "$(c
* DaisyDiskurl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

# Make Default Shell
chsh -s $(which zsh)

# Install Oh-My-zsh
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

# Install Oh My ZSH Plugins
curl -L https://iterm2.com/shell_integration/zsh \
-o ~/.iterm2_shell_integration.zsh

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

Sublime Text 3 Plugin Installer

Just hit Command + Shift + P then hit install Package Control and we're set to install plugins again.

Sublime Text Plugins

Plugins to install via Package Control:

• A File Icon
• Alignment
• All Autocomplete
• ApacheConf
• AutoFileName
• AutoSetSyntax
• Babel
• Better JavaScript
• BracketHighlighter
• Color Highlighter
• DotENV
• EditorConfig
• Ethereum
• GitGutter
• GitOpenChangedFiles
• HTML-CSS-JS Prettify
• ImagePreview
• IntelliDocs
• JsPrettier
• Liquid
• LSP
• LSP-css
• LSP-eslint
• LSP-html
• LSP-intelephense
• LSP-pylsp
• LSP-stylelint
• LSP-typescript
• Monokai - Spacegray
• Monokai Extended
• nginx
• Pane Pane
• rsub
• Sass
• SassBeautify
• SidebarEnhancement
• SublimeLinter
• SublimeLinter-eslint
• SublimeLinter-jshint
• SublimeLinter-php
• Tagify
• Theme - Spacegray
• Theme - Monokai Pro
• TypeScript Syntax
• zzz A File Icon zzz

Sublime Text Themes

Theme: Monokai Pro UI Color Scheme: Monokai Pro

Previously: Spacegray Eighties

iTerm Colors

• https://github.com/mbadolato/iTerm2-Color-Schemes

Set Up SSH Keys

• https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/BITBUCKET/Set+up+SSH+for+Git
• https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys/

# check if installed
ls -al ~/.ssh

# Actually generate it
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@example.com"

# Copy
keys # shortcut
pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

# Test if worked
ssh -T git@github.com

Set Up Git

git config --global user.name "Name"
git config --global user.email email@email.com
git config --global github.user user_name_here
git config --global github.token your_token_here
git config -l --global
git config --global core.editor "subl ."
git config --global color.ui true

Set Hostname

sudo scutil --set HostName ###

Set Up Mac OS X Preferences

# Set a fast keyboard repeat rate
defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0

# Set a shorter delay until key repeat
defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 12

# Remove Animations
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001

# Hide the Desktop
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false; killall Finder

# Skip Verify Images
defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify true

# Prevent Apple Character Press and Hold
defaults write -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false

# Add a contextual menu item to show the Web Inspector in web views
defaults write NSGlobalDomain WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true

# Show the ~/Library folder
chflags nohidden ~/Library

# Store screenshots in subfolder on desktop
mkdir ~/Screenshots
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Screenshots
killall SystemUIServer

# Add Message to Login Screen
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowText "In found, please call ###-###-####"

# Make Sublime Default Text Editor
defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSHandlers -array-add '{LSHandlerContentType=public.plain-text;LSHandlerRoleAll=com.sublimetext.3;}'

# Enable Text Selection in QuickLook
defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool TRUE; killall Finder

# Faster Dock Animation
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0.15; killall Dock

# Dull Hidden Apps in Dock
defaults write com.apple.Dock showhidden -bool TRUE; killall Dock

# Disable Dashboard
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -bool true

# Make Dock only Show Active Apps
defaults write com.apple.dock static-only -bool true; killall Dock

# Recents & Favorites in Dock (Favorite Items & Recent Docs)
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{ "tile-data" = { "list-type" = 1; }; "tile-type" = "recents-tile"; }'; killall Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-others -array-add '{ "tile-data" = { "list-type" = 1; }; "tile-type" = "recents-tile"; }'; killall Dock

# Just in Case: Revert Dock to Default
defaults write com.apple.dock static-only -bool false; killall Dock

Install Xcode

• https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/xcode/id497799835?mt=12

xcode-select --install

Install Homebrew

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

brew doctor

# Install Cask Fonts
brew tap homebrew/cask-cask-fonts

Install Python 3

http://python-guide-pt-br.readthedocs.io/en/latest/starting/install3/osx/

brew install python3
# python3 for python3 command line

# Common Programs
brew install ack autojump automake bash-completion bat colordiff cmus cmusfm curl exa fd ffmpeg gifsicle git google-drive httpie icoutils imagemagick jq libmemcached libxml2 memcached neofetch openssl ossp-uuid qt readline ripgrep terminal-notifier wget wp-cli yabai yarn youtube-dl z

Install Latest PHP from Homebrew

brew update && brew upgrade
brew untap homebrew/php
brew tap homebrew/dupes
brew tap homebrew/versions
brew tap homebrew/homebrew-php
brew install php
brew cleanup
brew doctor

export PATH=”$(brew — prefix homebrew/php/php8X)/bin:$PATH”

Just remember to change the X in the PHP version in the last export line to whatever the latest one you're using is.

Install Apps Via Homebrew Cask

# Install Fonts
brew tap homebrew/cask-fonts
brew install font-hack-nerd-font

# iTermocil
brew install TomAnthony/brews/itermocil

# Yabai
brew install koekeishiya/formulae/yabai

# shkd
brew install koekeishiya/formulae/skhd

# Shopify
brew tap shopify/shopify

# Cask Applications
brew install 1password alfred arduino bartender blender bpytop discord dropbox eloston-chromium figma firefox-developer-edition font-hack-nerd-font iterm2 imageoptim iina insomnia lastfm little-snitch mimestream querious robo-3t slack sublime-text sublime-merge the-unarchiver

# Install Quick Look Plugins (preview code etc)
brew install qlcolorcode qlstephen qlmarkdown quicklook-json qlimagesize suspicious-package apparency quicklookase qlvideo

Install Docker

• https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/install/#download-docker-for-mac
• https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/

Alfred Cask Link

brew cask alfred link

Install MySQL

# Install
brew install mysql

# Check & Start
mysql.server start

# If Installation Failed
brew remove mysql
brew cleanup
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/var/mysql/
brew install mysql
mysql.server start

# Check MySQL Info
brew info mysql

Install MongoDB

• http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-os-x/

brew install mongodb

NPM Stuff

# Install NPM Packages
npm install -g eslint eslint-cli eslint-plugin-prettier gatsby-cli grunt-cli gulp-cli is-up-cli prettier surge fkill-cli json typescript typescript-language-server

Install Yabai

Install Yabai Window Manager

First disable SIP:

csrutil disable

then after reboot:

brew install koekeishiya/formulae/yabai

sudo yabai --install-sa

brew services start yabai

killall Dock

Marko Bajlovic

• https://marko.tech

Sourced from all over and throughout the years.