MacOS Buildout

This repo acts as a log for my buildout of my laptop. As I add stuff or change settings, I log it here so pave & restores can go quickly in the future. Feel free to fork & customize to your liking.

More background info: BLOG: Rapid Complete Install / Reinstall OS X Like a Champ in Three-ish Hours

Before Paving, document current config

Do the following before paving the partition. This is to get the way I have things configured in the dock & menu bar back the way I want them.

• Set up timestamped backup folder, {{PRIVATE_BACKUP}}, OneDrive (or similar) to copy things

• Screenshot all installed apps

• Screenshot OneDrive sync'd doclib's from MS Teams & save => {{PRIVATE_BACKUP}}

• XCOPY the following => {{PRIVATE_BACKUP}}

  NOTE: many of the hidden files & folders are copied as "dot-files"

  • ~/.bash_history
  • ~/.bash_profile
  • ~/.gitconfig
  • ~/.npmrc
  • ~/.yarnrc
  • ~/.ssh
  • ~/.zshrc
  • ~/_play
  • ~/Desktop
  • ~/Downloads
  • ~/Documents
  • ~/Movies
  • ~/voitanos-workspace
  • review other folders in the root

• Dev

  • Dump list of all repos in ~/repos => {{PRIVATE_BACKUP}}

• iStat Menu

  • backup settings => ./AppSettings/iStat Menus Settings.ismp

• Node

  • refresh NPM global package install list: ./scripts/npm-global-package-install.sh

    npm list -g --depth=0

• Postman

  • export all collections & environments

• Screenflow

  • log batch export settings to ./AppSettings/Screenflow

• Stream Deck

  • export & save Stream Deck profiles => LiveStreaming/{{PRIVATE_BACKUP}}

• Visual Studio Code

  • refresh installed extensions install list: ./scripts/vscode-ext-install.sh

    code --list-extensions

  • backup snippets & user settings to ./AppSettings/VisualStudioCode

    • user settings: ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User

MacOS & System

• have a current Apple TimeMachine backup job finished

• screenshots of Finder settings

  

  

  

• screenshot MacOS dock

  

• screenshot expanded Bartender MacOS Menu Bar

  

Adobe Creative Cloud

• Launch each app and sync settings (PUSH) for:

  • Media Encoder
  • Photoshop
  • Prelude
  • Premiere Pro

• Media Encoder:

  • export all profiles: ./AppSettings/AdobeCreativeCloud/MediaEncoder

• Photoshop:

  • export saved actions: ./AppSettings/AdobeCreativeCloud/Photoshop

• Premiere Pro:

  • export custom presets: ./AppSettings/AdobeCreativeCloud/PremierePro

• Jump Desktop

• export list of VMs => {{PRIVATE_BACKUP}}

• Mac App Store apps

• refresh list installed MacOS apps: ./scripts/macos-install.sh

  mas list

Pave partition

1. restart with COMMAND+R
2. when apple logo comes up... delete partition, NOT tiny partition (2nd listed)
3. install MacOS via internet

Install apps

The following installs & configuration should be done to setup automated installs.

Homebrew & Homebrew Cask

Install Homebrew for automated installs & updates.

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

Install apps via Homebrew: homebrew-install-apps.sh

Install apps using Homebrew.

NOTE: Monitor the terminal for password prompts & errors/warnings.

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/andrewconnell/osx-install/master/scripts/homebrew-install-apps.sh | sh

Install Mac App Store apps: macos-install.sh

Install apps from the Apple App Store.

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/andrewconnell/osx-install/master/scripts/macos-install.sh | sh

Manual Installs

• Amphetamine Enhancer - https://github.com/x74353/Amphetamine-Enhancer
• NewTek NDI Tools & drivers for MacOS
  • See: *.dmg in LiveStreaming/{{PRIVATE_BACKUP}}
• Sophos Home A/V
• Wirecast by Telestream
  • Install trial from site download
  • Launch & license
  • Install NewBlue Titler Live (installer from Telestream site)

Configure apps

Three step process:

1. Get OneDrive & Google Chrome syncing to get access to backups, settings (in OneDrive), licenses & passwords in LastPass
2. Configure command prompt
3. Login, license, install, & configure remaining apps

Configure core apps to acquire backups, licenses & passwords

• login to the following apps
  • Google Chrome
    • do this first & login to LastPass to get licenses
  • Google-Drive
  • OneDrive
    • do this to get sync running... contains backup files collected before pave
• Visual Studio Code

  • install extensions collected before pave:

    curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/andrewconnell/osx-install/master/scripts/vscode-ext-install.sh | sh

  • copy snippets & settings:

    • from ./AppSettings/VisualStudioCode
    • to ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User

  • apply licenses to extensions Quokka & Wallaby

Setup SSH

• setup SSH keys

  • copy backed up ./.ssh keys from {{PRIVATE_BACKUP}} => ./.ssh

  • configure SSH keys

    # set permission to make my keys private
    sudo chmod 400 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
    
    # configure 'config' folder permissions
    sudo chmod 600 ~/.ssh/config
    
    # add key to SSH agent
    #     + enter passphrase from LastPass when prompted
    ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
    
    # add to keychain
    ssh-add -K

Setup command prompt (iTerm)

Install ZSH, Oh My ZSH, iTerm & copy fonts & themes:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/andrewconnell/osx-install/master/scripts/cmdprompt-install.sh | sh

• iTerm
  • import settings from ./AppSettings/iTerm
  • apply custom bullet-train theme
    • update ~/.zshrc to specify the theme used: ZSH_THEME="bullet-train"

Configure Installed Apps

• Alfred

  • Activate power pack within app settings
  • Preferences > Advanced: Syncing - set to ./{{PRIVATE-BACKUP}}/Alfred

• Amphetamine

  

  

  

  

  

• iStat Settings

  • license & restore settings: ./AppSettings/iStat Menus Settings.ismp

• Bartender

  • License & configure:

    

• Divvy

  • import shortcuts by opening Safari / Firefox & enter the url in ./AppSettings/divvy.md

    

• Jump Desktop

  • import the machines from export before pave

• Microsoft OneNote

  • open notebooks to start sync

• Microsoft Outlook

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  • Signature
    • get signatures from previous "sends"

• Microsoft Teams

• Parcel

• Private Internet Access

  • Homebrew downloaded, but must be manually install by launching *.dmg. Likely location: /usr/local/Caskroom/private-internet-access/{{VERSION}}/*.dmg
  • Login after installing

• Screenflow

  • license
  • create custom batch export profile

• Slack

• Steam

  • Launch & login
  • Disable auto login: Preferences > Interface > [uncheck] Run Steam with my computer starts

• Sublime Text

  • add license
  • package control
  • install packages:
    • BracketHighlighter
    • Git
    • Indent XML
    • Markdown Preview
    • MarkdownEditing
    • Preference Helper
    • Pretty JSON
    • SnippetMaker
    • SublimeCodeIntel
    • Theme-Spacegray
    • TypeScript
    • View In Browser
  • Update preferences from those in ./AppSettings/Sublime
    • copy to ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text

• TechSmith SnagIt

  • launch & login to get license

• Visual Studio for Mac

  • launch
  • login with AzureAD account
  • check & install updates

• WebCatalog

  • license
  • add instances of Microsoft Teams for each tenant

Additional downloads & installs Install My Personal Apps: scripted-installs.sh

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/andrewconnell/osx-install/master/scripts/scripted-installs.sh | sh

• Creative Cloud installs
  • Acrobat DC
  • After Effects 2020
  • Audition 2020
  • Bridge 2020
  • Illustrator 2020
  • Lightroom CC
  • Media Encoder 2020
  • Photoshop 2020
  • Prelude 2020
  • Premiere Pro 2020
• Import settings from the pre-pave section above on Adobe CC apps

Install Node

Manage node installs using NVM... this lets me test different versions of node as well as avoid issue with having to use sudo when installing packages globally.

mkdir ~/.nvm

Verify this is at the end of ~/.zshrc

NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
$ . "/usr/local/opt/nvm/nvm.sh"

Install & configure Node LTS & stable versions

This script installs multiple Node versions:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/andrewconnell/osx-install/master/scripts/node-install.sh | sh

Use the following to set the desired default version of Node:

nvm alias default stable

Post installation & configuration checks

Update Homebrew, Homebrew Cask & purge installs

brew doctor
brew update
brew cleanup

Setup git

NOTE: This might already be done by copying the hidden ~./.gitconfig.

git config --global user.name "Andrew Connell"
git config --global user.email <insert primary email>
git config --global credential.helper osxkeychain
# set VSCode as commit message editor & merge tool
git config --global core.editor "code -w"
git config --global merge.tool code

MacOS Tweaks

• Desktop (change these settings by right-click desktop & pick Show View Options)

  

• System Preferences

  • Accessibility

    

  • Dock

    • settings: System Preferences > Dock

      

    • update dock to the backup image

      

  • General

    

  • Keyboard

    

    • Shortcuts - uncheck options for Spotlight, then manually setup activation keystroke for Alfred to CMD+SPACE

      

  • Mission Control

    

  • Internet Accounts

    

  • Printers

    • install / add printers

  • Security > Privacy

    • Activate & enable where necessary

  • Users & Groups / Login Items

    

Data Restore

• Clone select repositories from github => ~/repos

Setup TimeMachine Backups

Run first backups.

Ongoing... HOWTO Keep Things Updated

to keep Homebrew installed things update, do this:

brew update           # download app updated formulas
brew outdated         # what's old?
brew upgrade          # upgrade everything locally
# list all brew casks installed & their versions
brew cask outdated
brew cask upgrade
# cleanup everything
brew cleanup

update MacOS apps:

mas outdated    # what's old
mas upgrade     # upgrade everything

update MacOS: ref

softwareupdate --list
# install things based on the name returned using
sudo softwareupdate --install [name listed]