Amazon Linux AMI comfortable environment setup

amazon-ami-environment-setup.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Amazon Linux AMI Environment Setup

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# Connect to the server
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# Correct the permissions on the SSH RSA key
chmod 600 ./punoff_prod.pem

# Apply a password to the SSH RSA key
ssh-keygen -p -P "" -N "_REDACTED_" -f pem_file_name.pem

# SSH into the provisioned server
ssh ec2-user@ip-address -i pem_file_name.pem

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# Begin Configuration
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# Apply updates
sudo yum update

# Install dependencies for the configuring dotfiles and others
sudo yum install -y git rsync tree

# Create the working user
sudo adduser joe

# Set the users password
sudo passwd joe

# Add the user to the wheel group
sudo usermod -a -G wheel joe

# Allow users with the group wheel to sudo
sudo vim /etc/sudoers
# Uncomment %wheel  ALL=(ALL)       NOPASSWD: ALL

# Switch to the working user
sudo su - joe

# Download and setup dotfiles
git clone https://github.com/Tantas/dotfiles.git
cd ./dotfiles/
chmod +x bootstrap.sh
yes | ./bootstrap.sh
cd ../

# Logout and login again
exit
sudo su - joe

# Create an rsa key for the user and install
# Something like https://gist.github.com/Tantas/d77d67fc21e8a6871885