Ansible macOS Development Playbook

This playbook helps me setting up a new macOS based dev machine from scratch.

It does:

1. Install packages (via homebrew, pip, npm, composer, gem)
2. Install apps (via homebrew cask, Mac App Store)
3. Install my dotfiles (via yadm)
4. Install zsh and zsh-plugins
5. Install sublime-text configs
6. Enable khd hotkey daemon and chunkwm window manager services
7. Install Vim/Neovim plugins

My dotfiles are managed with yadm and stored in separate git repository which is pulled in the first time the playbook is run.

Installation

Automated

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kinglouie/ansible-macos-playbook/master/install.sh)"

Manual

# Install Apple's Command Line Tools
xcode-select --install

# Install Homebrew (see http://brew.sh)
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

# Install ansible
brew install ansible

# Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/kinglouie/ansible-macos-playbook.git

# Download requirements
ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml

# Run the playbook
ansible-playbook main.yml -i inventory -K

Only run specific tasks

ansible-playbook main.yml -i inventory -K --tags "dotfiles,homebrew"

Things that still need to be done manually

Configuration

1. Configure Finder Sidebar
2. Configure Mail accounts
3. Configure Resilio Sync
4. Configure Remote Desktop
5. Configure Little Snitch
6. Allow chunkwm, khd and iTerm.app Accessibility control under Security & Privacy preferences.
7. Symlink external dirs find /Volumes/Data/Synced -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d -exec ln -s '{}' ~/Synced \;
8. Login
   • Lastpass
   • Firefox sync
   • Github
   • iStudiez Pro
   • Transmit
9. Install Licences
   • Tower
   • Adobe CC
   • Sublime Text
   • Hopper Disassembler
   • Mathematica

Software to install

• Adobe CC
• Little Snitch
• Safari plugins
  • uBlock
  • LastPass
• Firefox plugins
  • uBlock
  • LastPass
  • Reddit Enhancement Suite
• Transmit
• Parallels Desktop
• CleanMyMac
• Debookee
• Archiver
• Microsoft Office
• Mathematica
• Kaleidoscope
• Fantastical

TODO

Alfred

• http://www.packal.org/workflow/lastpass-cli-workflow-alfred
• http://www.packal.org/theme/neon-dreams
• http://www.packal.org/workflow/transmit
• https://www.alfredforum.com/topic/840-evernote-9-beta-2-for-alfred-3-search-create-append-set-reminders-all-within-alfred/
• https://github.com/robb/Fantastical-Alfred-Workflow
• http://jonohunt.tumblr.com/post/85815752538/alfred-workflow-to-add-tasks-to-remindersapp
• http://www.packal.org/workflow/github-repos
• https://github.com/willfarrell/alfred-encode-decode-workflow
• http://www.packal.org/workflow/whats-my-ip

Acknowledgements

This playbook is inspired by:

• geerlingguy/mac-dev-playbook
• oxyc/mac-playbook