.dotfiles

This repository contains my dotfiles for Pradumnasaraf's macOS setup.

Steps to setup a new mac

1. Install Apple's Command Line Tools, which are prerequisites for Git and Homebrew.

xcode-select --install

2. Clone repo into new hidden directory.

git clone https://github.com/Pradumnasaraf/.dotfiles.git ~/.dotfiles

3. Create symlinks in the Home directory to the real files in the repo.

ln -s ~/.dotfiles/.gitconfig ~/.gitconfig
ln -s ~/.dotfiles/.zprofile ~/.zprofile
ln -s ~/.dotfiles/.zshrc ~/.zshrc

4. Install Homebrew, followed by the software listed in the Brewfile.

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

5. Add Homebrew's installed location to your $PATH in ~/.zprofile:

eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

6. Install all the software in the Brewfile located in the root of this repo.

brew bundle --file ~/.dotfiles/Brewfile

7. Install Oh My Zsh.

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

8. Install zsh-autosuggestions extension.

git clone https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-autosuggestions

9. Start MongoDB and set it to launch at startup. Docs for reference

brew services start mongodb-community

To check if MongoDB is running, run the following command:

brew services list
or
mongosh

Steps to Update or Create the Brewfile

brew bundle dump --describe --file ~/.dotfiles/Brewfile

If the Brewfile already exists, the above command will overwrite it. If you want to append to the existing Brewfile, use the following command:

brew bundle dump --describe --file ~/.dotfiles/Brewfile --force

Setting up a GPG Key for signing commits

Follow the steps mentioned in the link below to setup a GPG key for signing commits. https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/generating-a-new-gpg-key

After setting up to sign commits, run the following commands to configure git to sign all commits by default.

git config --global user.signingkey <GPG Key ID>
git config --global commit.gpgsign true

Security

If you discover any security related issues, please check the security policy for more information.