NewMacScript

Script for new Mac installations.

About

This setup script is for setting up a new Mac with applications needed by developers.

Please feel free to alter this script to meet your specific needs.

Installation with Curl

To install this script from a brand new Mac (fresh out of the box!), open Terminal and run the following command.

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SnapITSolutions/NewMacScript/main/setup.sh)"

Terminal Tools (Manual Installation)

All of the following are commands that you can enter directly into Terminal or let the script run for you.

Homebrew

Homebrew is a third-party package manager for MacOS.

Install Homebrew

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
brew doctor

Update Homebrew

brew update
brew upgrade

iTerm2

iTerm2 is a better terminal.

brew cask install iterm2

Git

brew install git

Ruby

Ruby is installed using rvm.

bash -c "$(curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby)"
gem install rails
gem install bundler

zsh

zsh isn't installed by this script. For more details, see this page.

more tools

The setup script installs even more tools. Read through the script for more details!

The End