README.md

dotfiles

ℹ️ This repository contains some of my personal configuration files and installation instructions for my current macOS setup.

Feel free to explore the repository and get anything you need 😬

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• 🍎Brewfile Contains a list of installed software

Initial preparations

• Update operating system
• Install xcode xcode-select --install
• Install homebrew, see https://brew.sh/

Installation

⚠️ Please note, that this is my personal installation guide. All settings are tailored to my needs and must be adjusted accordingly!

cd ~
echo "alias dotfiles='/usr/bin/git --git-dir=$HOME/.cfg/ --work-tree=$HOME'" >> $HOME/.zshrc
git clone --bare https://github.com/dacbreakpoint/dotfiles.git $HOME/.cfg
mkdir -p .config-backup && dotfiles checkout 2>&1 | egrep "\s+\." | awk {'print $1'} | xargs -I{} mv {} .config-backup/{}
dotfiles config --local status.showUntrackedFiles no
sh ~/.dotres/install.sh

Post installations

• Docker
• Parallels
• Node Version Manager, see https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm
• App store installations
  • Things 3
  • Flow - Fokus & Pomodoro Timer
  • MeetingBar
  • MindNode
  • Spotica Menu
  • Yubico Authenticator
• YubiKey Manager https://www.yubico.com/support/download/yubikey-manager/
• Install global npm packages
  • @angular/cli
  • expo-cli

Manual configuration steps

• Apple
  • System Preferences -> Sound -> Disable: "Play sound on startup" and "Play user interface sound effects"
  • System Preferences -> Dock & Menue Bar -> Disable: "Animate opening applications"
  • Add calendar accounts
• SSH configuration
  • Create a device specific key: ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -a 100 -C "me@DEVICE
  • Copy existing ssh config file (for existing host name aliases)
  • Copy generated public key to each server: ssh-copy-id <user>@<server-ip>
• Alfred configuration
  • Remove spotlight default shortcut
  • Assign alfred hotkey
  • Register alfred license key
  • Remove unnecessary web searches
  • Create new web searches (npm, maven)
  • Install workflows
    • Github workflow, see https://github.com/gharlan/alfred-github-workflow
    • Things 3 integration, see https://culturedcode.com/things/support/articles/2803574/
    • Language translator, see https://github.com/alexander-heimbuch/linguee-alfred-workflow
    • DeepL workflow, see https://github.com/AlexanderWillner/deepl-alfred-workflow2
• iTerm2
  • Register a global hotkey within the iTerm2 settings menu
  • Keys -> Key Bindings -> Remove "Cycle Tab"-Binding and adapt "Next-/Previous Tab" configuration
  • Profiles -> Terminal-Tab -> Silence Bell & Flash visual Bell
  • Advanced -> Type "visual bell" -> Enable: "Visual bell flashes the whole screen"
• iStat Menus
  • Register license
  • Configure necessary elements
• Finder
  • Right-click on the top toolbar -> Customize Toolbar -> 1) Remove Tags, 2) Add New Folder
• KeePassXC
  • General -> Basic Settings -> Entry Management -> "Hide windows when copying to clipboard"
• MindNote
  • Settings -> Default Document Format -> "Single File"

ToDos

• Configuration of yabai and skhd, see https://blog.dsubachev.com/install-a-tiling-window-manager-on-your-mac/ and yabai examples https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/tree/master/examples
• Create a global gitignore
• Create my own vs-code configuration
• Create useful aliases (like colorizes), see https://github.com/LukeSmithxyz/voidrice (in .config/shell/aliasrc)