Dotfiles

This is how I set up a new computer/manage my current computer.

I generally keep this up to date. After an initial assessment, if I trial or adopt something it usually will be added here.

I try to avoid reinventing the wheel and instead like to find best-in-breed resources, so this setup is heavily built on other tried-and-true setups, configurations, and conventions. I try to maximize the value-per-line while keeping things as minimal as possible.

These steps set up a brand new mac out of the box.

Steps

• Map caps lock key to escape (go to keyboard settings -> modifier keys).
• Install used applications from the Mac App store
  • namely: Xcode, 1Blocker
• Open/setup Xcode
• Clone this repo to root with git clone https://github.com/AdrianArtiles/dotfiles ~/
  • move the git directory to ~/.dotfiles.git
  • edit with cd ~; GIT_DIR=~/.dotfiles.git nvim .
• run run_setup
• Install apps and tools by running brew bundle --global.
• Install LazyVim.
• Install tmux config
• Add Google account to computer (add to settings -> Internet Accounts).
• Create ssh key (instructions).
• Add ssh key where needed (GitHub and so on).
• Set Mac defaults using commands from MacOS Defaults.
• Install favorited applications from Setapp.
  • namely: CleanShot, TablePlus, DevUtils, Numi
• Setup Raycast, Hyperkey.
• Change computer name (under settings -> general).

Tips

• Place customizations in ~/.zshrc.local which is sourced at the end of ~/.zshrc.
• To avoid entering sudo password constantly, use sudo visudo to add Defaults timestamp_timeout=30 to cache the password during the install (then change the timeout to something shorter)
• These dotfiles used to depend on Thoughtbot setup script and prezto which can still serve as references.