guides

New Computer Setup

These are the basic steps and tools I install on every machine. This isn’t a comprehensive guide, it’s just the major steps. YMMV.

Basic Tools

Use Terminal.app to download brew https://brew.sh/

Use brew to install tmux and other handy CLI tools

brew install tmux awscli docker neovim

Use brew to install relevant apps

brew install --cask 1password alfred discord firefox iterm2 obsidian rectangle spotify visual-studio-code

Use brew to install fonts

brew install font-fira-code-nerd-font font-meslo-lg-nerd-font

CLI Setup

Install omz https://ohmyz.sh/#install

Install powerlevel10k using the omz package manager https://ohmyz.sh/#install

Note: On Zsh Plugin Managers

For my purposes it’s simplest to just use the omz package manager. I’ve tried other ones and they’re all great, but this one comes with the box.

Configure omz to taste.

tmux Setup

Install tpm https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm?tab=readme-ov-file#installation

Add tmux.conf, I like

set -g mouse on
# move status line top
set -g status-position top

bind h select-pane -L
bind j select-pane -D
bind k select-pane -U
bind l select-pane -R


unbind-key C-b
set-option -g prefix C-a
bind-key C-a send-prefix

bind R source-file '~/.config/tmux/tmux.conf'

# plugins

set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
set -g @plugin 'catppuccin/tmux#v2.1.0'
set -g @catppuccin_flavor 'mocha'
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
set -g @plugin 'nhdaly/tmux-better-mouse-mode'
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-open'
set -g @continuum-restore 'on'

run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'

neovim Setup

Install LazyVim https://www.lazyvim.org/installation