Seems like I’m setting up a new MacBook Pro a couple of times a year (between work and personal). This guide is to help remember all those things you need to get a good development (test) environment set up! Automating the good things.
- NVM configuration. The article bellow depends of your shell installation / configuration. From the MacOS Catalina, ZSH is used by default. Click here for more information. Execute the following commands according your shell: nano /.bashprofile # If you use bach nano /.zprofile # If you use ZSH. Add the following lines in file.
- Hello Mates, I need some help with my Mac Pro 3.1 with (Catalina OS). I bought a graphics card (Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5) and installed it on my Mac but can’t get it to display 3 monitors, although am using all the direct outputs (Mac) to the corresponding inputs (monitors).
- NVM is a shell script that allows you to easily install & manage NodeJS. In this article, we will look at how to install NVM on Mac with Homebrew utility. If you have not installed Homebrew on your Mac, you can easily do so by opening the terminal and running the following command.
How to install Node on Mac using NVM and Homebrew Published: February 07, 2018 - 2 min read Node Version Manager makes it easy to install multiple Node versions on a Mac. GUIDE to install yarn, nvm (node) on macOS. Last update: Dec 4, 2020. Assumptions: macOS = 10.14 (Mojave); tested with 10.15 (Catalina) homebrew properly installed; Prepare before setup (cleanup).
Getting Started
First things is to update macOS to get the latest security patches and updates.
Pre-requisities
- This is for macOS Big Sur
- Make a ~/Development folder
- Install Command Line Tools for Xcode
Homebrew
Install Homebrew package manager to install most apps from the command line.
Make sure everything is up to date
Install my programs (note: I’m constantly adding to this list)
Shell
Catalina comes with zsh as the default. Let’s install Oh My Zsh because it’s better.
Node.js
Install Node Version Manager (nvm)
Restart terminal and install the latest version of Node
Run the final command to confirm node is installed
Git
Make and set git config
Pull the following repos from GitHub:
- dotfiles
- testing-guides
- testingconferences
- images-catalog
SSH
Make and set ssh config
iTerm
- Copy .zshrc from dotfiles repo
- Set theme to be Minimal
How Install Nvm On Mac
macOS Settings
- Enable Battery Percentage. Dock & Menu Bar > Battery
- Enable Put Display to sleep using Hot Corners. Desktop & Screen Saver > Screen Saver > Hot Corners. Use the lower left to put display to sleep.
Visual Studio Code
- Copy over settings from .vscode in dotfiles repo
Install Other Apps
- EOS Webcam
- Google Chrome Canary
- MacPass
- Spark Email
- Xmind
- Zoom
- VirtualBox
Conclusion
This sums up nicely my settings for a MacBook Pro. Hopefully it helps speed you (and I) along on our journeys.
Install Nvm Mac Catalina
Inspired by (and taken with a lot of credit from) Tania Rascia. I’ve used her Guide a few times before deciding to make my own version.
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