OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) / Node.js Developer Environment

Custom recipe to get OS X 10.11 El Capitan running from scratch with useful applications and Node.js Developer environment. I use this gist to keep track of the important software and steps required to have a functioning system after fresh install.

Appearance

The best fonts to code:

Menlo (OS X built-in)
Mensch coding font

WebStorm

WebStorm
Legacy Java 6 for WebStorm (to resolve this issue)
Twilight 2 Theme

XCode & Command Line Tools

Download & install XCode 7.0 or latest.
Then open Xcode > Preferences > Downloads > Command Line Tools or execute in Terminal:

xcode-select --install

Select Xcode > Preferences > Locations > Command Line Tools (to avoid ld: library not found for -lgcc_s.10.5 error in working with npm).

Git

Setup

git config --global user.name "Denis Izmaylov"
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

Configure GitHub

There is 2 ways to configure keys. The first is:

Create new key:

ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "[email protected]"

Copy public key:

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

Add it to github.com

The second way was just to backup your ~/.ssh before re-install and restore it now. Be aware - private keys should have 0400 access.

Test connection

ssh -T [email protected]

Homebrew

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

Node.js Environment

Download and install latest stable Node.js build manually or do it by:

brew install node

Install development tools:

npm install gulp eslint webpack node-inspector -g

To get installed Phantom.js and use it:

npm install phantom phantomjs -g

Electron

Build cross platform desktop apps with web technologies. Formerly known as Atom Shell.

npm install electron-prebuilt -g

Database

Redis

Install

brew install redis

Launch:

launchctl load /usr/local/opt/redis/homebrew.mxcl.redis.plist

To have launchd start redis at login:

mkdir -p ~/Library/LaunchAgents
ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/redis/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents

MongoDB

Try to install with Homebrew:

brew install mongodb

If you could not install with Homebrew try to do it manually:

curl -O https://fastdl.mongodb.org/osx/mongodb-osx-x86_64-3.0.4.tgz
tar -zxvf mongodb-osx-x86_64-3.0.4.tgz
mv mongodb-osx-x86_64-3.0.4/ /usr/local/opt/mongodb
export PATH=/usr/local/opt/mongodb/bin:$PATH
echo export PATH=/usr/local/opt/mongodb/bin:\$PATH>~/.bashrc
mkdir -p ~/data/mongodb

Then execute in Terminal:

sudo mongodb --dbpath=~/data/mongodb

PostgreSQL

Install:

brew install postgres

Launch:

launchctl load /usr/local/opt/postgresql/homebrew.mxcl.postgresql.plist

To have launchd start postgres at login:

mkdir -p ~/Library/LaunchAgents
ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/postgresql/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents

Tools

One of easiest ways to install apps is using Cask. So let's install it before:

brew install caskroom/cask/brew-cask

Now we can install tools by single command. Let's use it.

webp-quicklook

Open-source QuickLook plugin to generate thumbnails and previews for WebP images. Requires Mac OS X 10.7 or later.

brew cask install webpquicklook

Applications

Editor: Sublime 3
Browser: Chrome
Passwords Store: LastPass or 1Password
Cloud Drive:

Communication:
- Skype
  - Use ~/Library/Application Support/Skype directory to create/restore your chat history backup
  - Disable sound notifications (Skype > Preferences > Notifications)
- Telegram
- Gitter
- Slack
Twitter to stay turned with the best developers.
Productive:
- Activity Timer provides a plain and smoothly integrated timer for your OS X status bar. Choose between time presets (3, 5, 25 or 30 minutes or custom defined intevals) which proved to be perfect intervals for all kind of activities.

RescueTime helps you understand your daily habits so you can focus and be more productive. Runs securely in the background. Tracks time spent on applications and websites, giving you an accurate picture of your day.

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