macOS Dev Environment Setup

Automate the installation and configuration of a full macOS development environment: CLI tools, programming languages, editors, and system preferences.

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📁 Folder Structure

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├── git/
│   ├── .gitconfig
│   ├── .gitignore_global
│   └── install.sh
├── languages/
│   ├── dotnet.sh
│   ├── go.sh
│   ├── java.sh
│   ├── javascript.sh
│   ├── latex.sh
│   ├── python.sh
│   └── rust.sh
├── zsh/
│   ├── .zshrc
│   └── install.sh
├── browsers.sh
├── cli_tools.sh
├── devtools.sh
├── essential.sh
├── ides.sh
├── install.sh
├── macos.sh
├── terminal.sh
├── tools.sh
└── README.md

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🚀 Setup Instructions

1. Clone this repo

git clone https://github.com/ben196888/mac-set-up.git
cd mac-set-up

2. Run the full setup

chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

Comment out any steps in install.sh if you only want part of the setup.

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🔁 Alternative: Download ZIP and run

1. Download this repo as a ZIP from GitHub Download ZIP

2. Extract the ZIP file and navigate to the folder:

cd ~/Downloads/mac-set-up-master  # Or wherever you unzipped it

3. Run the installer:

chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

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⚙️ What It Installs

• Zsh config: with Starship, Oh My Zsh, and language-aware prompts
• Git setup: with aliases, delta, and conditional editor logic
• VS Code + Cursor: with settings sync and optional extension restore
• Terminal: Warp + shell utilities
• Languages: Go, Python, Node (via n), Rust, Java (via SDKMAN), .NET (via Homebrew), LaTeX
• Browsers: Firefox, Chrome, Edge, DuckDuckGo
• Dev Tools: OrbStack (Docker), kubectl, Postman, Google Cloud SDK, ChatGPT, Raycast
• System Preferences: Dock, trackpad gestures, key remapping, fast repeat rate

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🧠 Notes

• All .zshrc additions are conditional to avoid errors if tools aren't installed
• macos.sh applies safe defaults write and hidutil changes (some may require logout/reboot)
• You can export/import GUI app settings (like Rectangle) separately if needed

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🧩 Optional Improvements

• Implement checkpoint/resume mechanism to allow interrupted installations to continue from the last successful step, with progress tracking and state persistence
• Add login item setup via osascript (e.g., for Raycast or Rectangle)
• Add versioned global.json for .NET SDK pinning
• Add sync logic for VS Code extensions
• Add robust brew cask installation handling with pre-installation checks and force flags to prevent interruptions from existing app installations
• Add checks for npm global installations to prevent conflicts with Homebrew-installed packages (e.g., yarn, pnpm)

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📄 License

MIT — use it, fork it, improve it.