Idempotent macOS setup. Safe to run on a fresh machine or re-run anytime.

1. Installs Xcode Command Line Tools
2. Installs Homebrew
3. Installs chezmoi and applies dotfiles
4. Installs Homebrew packages and casks (Brewfile)
5. Installs VSCode extensions (vscode/extensions.txt)
6. Applies macOS system preferences (macos/defaults.sh)
7. Checks that FileVault is enabled
8. Generates an SSH key, adds it to the macOS keychain, and configures it for commit signing

Shell

• zsh with sensible history, completion, and key binding defaults
• mise for runtime version management and installing global packages
• Starship for prompt customization
• Aliases for navigation, git, filesystem, and macOS utilities
• .editorconfig for consistent default formatting across editors
• .inputrc for readline improvements (python REPL, psql, etc.)

Git

• Aliases, sensible defaults, SSH commit signing

Vim

• Theme and plugins via vim-plug (auto-installs on first launch)

SSH

• Ed25519 key generated on first run, added to macOS keychain
• ~/.ssh/config with ForwardAgent, UseKeychain, and identity file configured

VSCode

• Color and icon themes, settings, and keybindings synced via chezmoi

macOS

• Preferences for Finder, Dock, keyboard, trackpad, screenshot, security, and more
• Desktop wallpaper and user avatar
• Computer name (set on first run)

/bin/zsh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cbracco/setup-macos/main/bootstrap.sh)"

This clones the repo to your local dev directory, runs setup from there, and prompts you for your:

• Full name
• Email address
• Computer name

To apply changes after editing:

chezmoi apply

This has only been tested on macOS Ventura 13 (and later), on Apple Silicon. The Homebrew path is hardcoded to /opt/homebrew which is Apple Silicon only.

Intel Macs are not officially supported.