macOS Machine Setup

macos-setup.md

Mac OS Dev Machine Setup

General

For latest settings refer to this comment

For previous settings check this Gist revisions

Remarks

• always read and follow Homebrew formulae installation instructions
• NEVER utilize prebundled binaries from Apple (ruby, python, postgres)
  • use virtual environments whenever possible (chruby, virtualenv, nvm, etc)

TODO

• translate OS settings into defaults calls
• save all dot files; see https://github.com/jansedivy/dotfiles

notification settings management
https://github.com/jacobsalmela/NCutil

mail app addresses
https://support.moonpoint.com/os/os-x/applescript/mail_accts/

Sublime settings
https://github.com/LeZuse/sublime-config

https://github.com/mikeroyal/Apple-Silicon-Guide

MacOS Sonoma

• Disable the new cursor (buggy in Notes) https://stackoverflow.com/a/77296786/303016
• Wallpaper > Shuffle Landscape > Every 12 hours

Managing multiple git identities within .gitconfig file.

You can set this one up per-folder but I prefer mine to be set per wildcard of remote origin URL like so, example:
contents of my global ~/.gitconfig

[includeIf "hasconfig:remote.*.url:**github.com:*/*.git"]
	path = .gitconfig_personal

[includeIf "hasconfig:remote.*.url:**github.com:productboard/*.git"]
	path = .gitconfig_productboard

contents of ~/.gitconfig_productboard:

[user]
	email = xxx.xxxx@productboard.com
	name = John Does
    signingKey = xxx

contents of ~/.gitconfig_personal

# ... you get the idea

Display resolution etc
https://github.com/jakehilborn/displayplacer

Simple auto bootstrap script
https://github.com/karstenmueller/macos-bootstrap

OSS version of "Hide my email"
https://github.com/simple-login/app

CLI for Reminders
https://github.com/caroso1222/rmind

Online account hardening (not tied to a single machine)
https://github.com/p4gs/online-account-and-password-manager-hardening-guide

• part 1: https://sensiblesecurity.xyz/p/protecting-against-a-password-manager
• part 2: https://sensiblesecurity.xyz/p/protecting-against-a-password-manager-8f6

Copying files from cloud
https://github.com/rclone/rclone