Bootstrap

Bootstrap script for setting up a new macOS system with:

• Nix + nix-darwin
• Homebrew
• SSH key generation and GitHub authentication
• Homeshick dotfile management

Usage

Bootstrap a new machine with a single command:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jrolfs/bootstrap/main/bootstrap.sh | bash

What it does

1. Installs Nix using the Determinate Systems installer
2. Clones this repository
3. Generates and uploads an SSH key to GitHub (using device flow authentication)
4. Installs Homebrew
5. Sets up homeshick and clones dotfile repositories
6. Builds the system using nix-darwin configuration

Development

Prerequisites

• Devbox

Running locally

# Type check
deno check bootstrap.ts

# Run
nix run .#bootstrap

Configuration

All configuration is in bootstrap.ts. The script uses GitHub's Device Flow for authentication, which means you don't need to handle any secrets - just follow the prompts during execution to authenticate via GitHub's website.