Setting up M1 Mac for Ruby on Rails Development

Been using Windows through WSL2 as a daily driver ever since the pandemic started but recently I was given a chance to switch to a Macbook again and because of the M1 hype, it was an easy decision to make. It also helped that I really wanted to get back into iOS development again.

• start with system preferences setup
  • map caps lock -> ctrl
  • auto hide and show the dock
• install Firefox and set as default browser
  • multi-account container is primarily why
  • uBlock origin for blocking ads and trackers
• install rectangle for windows management shortcut, previously was using spectacle
  • ctrl + option + enter for maximizing current window
• install google drive
• install iterm2 as terminal replacement
• install 1password
• install postgres.app
• install polymail
• install docker
• install xcode
• install visual studio code
• install command line tools:
  • xcode-select --install
• install homebrew:
  • /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
• install firacode nerd font:
  • brew install --cask font-fira-code-nerd-font
• install zsh:
  • brew install zsh zsh-completions
  • non-authorized shell, add /usr/local/bin/zsh to /etc/shells
  • install oh-my-zsh:
    • sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
  • install spaceship-prompt:
    • git clone https://github.com/denysdovhan/spaceship-prompt.git "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship-prompt”
    • ln -s "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship-prompt/spaceship.zsh-theme" "$ZSH_CUSTOM/themes/spaceship.zsh-theme”
• generate ssh key:
  • ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "EMAIL"
• setup dotfiles:
  • git clone [email protected]:lebibin/dotfiles.git
  • brew install tmux neovim diff-so-fancy the_silver_searcher ripgrep
  • brew install reattach-to-user-namespace
  • brew install terminal-notifier git-flow
  • mkdir -p ~/.vim/files/info
• install tmux plugin manager (tpm):
  • git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm
• install wakatime:
  • curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wakatime/xcode-wakatime/master/install.sh | sh
• install ruby via asdf and asdf-ruby:
  • brew install asdf
  • asdf plugin add ruby https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-ruby.git
  • RUBY_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--with-openssl-dir=brew –prefix [email protected] --with-readline-dir=brew –prefix readline --with-libyaml-dir=brew –prefix libyaml" asdf install ruby 3.0.0
  • asdf global ruby 3.0.0
• install nodejs via asdf-nodejs:
  • asdf plugin add nodejs https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-nodejs.git
  • asdf install nodejs 16.15.0
  • asdf global nodejs 16.15.0