OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) / Node.js and io.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

Download WebStorm by using second link "Get WebStorm 10 with JDK 1.8" and install it.
Twilight 2 Theme
GitHub Markdown Plugin

XCode & Command Line Tools

Download XCode 7.0 Beta or latest. Install it.
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 and io.js Environment

If you are not sure which platform to use Node.js or io.js - see compatibility table. The good reason to choice io.js is React Native.

To install Node.js:

brew install node

To install io.js:

brew install iojs
## to prevent node-gyp errors (https://github.com/strongloop/fsevents/issues/49)
sudo npm install -g node-gyp-install
node-gyp-install

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

Test:

redis-cli

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>~/.bash_profile
chmod +x ~/.bash_profile
mkdir -p ~/data/mongodb

Then execute in Terminal:

sudo mongod --dbpath=$HOME/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

Midnight Commander

Just install:

brew install mc

And start:

mc

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.
Wakatime Quantify your coding. Metrics and insights about your programming using open source text editor plugins.

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