os

This is a simple, reliable and safe script to:

Install web dev tools like Node and npm on your Mac
Customize the macOS system preferences for productive design & web development work

Getting Started

To install everything, run this line in your terminal:

sh -c "`curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pburtchaell/os/master/install.sh`"

This will clone the repo from GitHub and run the script.

What Happens on Your Mac

1. Homebrew

First things first. The script will install Homebrew, a useful package manager for macOS. Later on, Homebrew will be used to install Zsh, Node and other development tools.

2. Zsh

Second, your shell will be configured to use Zsh. macOS ships with Zsh, but it’s outdated and not tied to Homebrew. By reinstalling Zsh with Homebrew, you’ll get the latest version. Oh My Zsh, a framework for customizing Zsh, will also be installed.

3. Node.js

Third, Homebrew will install the latest version of Node.js.

You can also opt-in to install:

nvm, a version manager for Node
Yarn, an alternative to npm for installing dependencies

4. macOS System Preferences

Fourth, the script changes macOS system preferences for more productive design & development work on your Mac. See the macos/setup.sh script for a complete list of changes!

Apps You Should Install

Hyper

Hyper, customized with the Atom One Dark theme, is my terminal. It’s fast, customizable and looks great. I like that I can use the same theme (Atom One Dark) in both Hyper and Visual Studio Code. There’s two plugins I recommend:

hyperlinks: Open URLs from terminal
hypercwd: Open new tab with the same directory as the current tab

Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code, again with the Atom One Dark theme theme, is the terminal I use for my web development work.

Quokka.js is a nice scratchpad for iterating through ideas in Visual Studio Code, but I also like using the Framer X code playground.

My Inspiration

My Reference

Shell Script Basics (Apple)