I’ve just setup a new mac and used the following scripts to get it 90% setup to my liking, using Homebrew to install as much as possible in one go. Once this had been run and I copied over my dotfiles I was pretty much ready to go.

1. Install homebrew package manager:

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
   

2. Create a file call Brewfile (no extension) that has contents like this:

   tap "homebrew/bundle"
   tap "homebrew/cask"
   tap "homebrew/core"
   tap "homebrew/services"
      
   # Microsoft Azure CLI 2.0
   brew "azure-cli"
   # Bourne-Again SHell, a UNIX command interpreter
   brew "bash"
   # Clone of cat(1) with syntax highlighting and Git integration
   brew "bat"
   # GNU binary tools for native development
   brew "binutils"
   # Platform built on V8 to build network applications
   brew "node"
   # GNU File, Shell, and Text utilities
   brew "coreutils"
   # Get a file from an HTTP, HTTPS or FTP server
   brew "curl"
   # Programming language for highly scalable real-time systems
   brew "erlang"
   # Functional metaprogramming aware language built on Erlang VM
   brew "elixir"
   # Modern replacement for 'ls'
   brew "exa"
   # Command-line fuzzy finder written in Go
   brew "fzf"
   # GitHub command-line tool
   brew "gh"
   # Distributed revision control system
   brew "git"
   # GNU implementation of the famous stream editor
   brew "gnu-sed"
   # Simple jira command-line client in Go
   brew "go-jira"
   # Ping, but with a graph
   brew "gping"
   # Image processing tools collection
   brew "graphicsmagick"
   # Make JSON greppable
   brew "gron"
   # Improved top (interactive process viewer)
   brew "htop"
   # Add GitHub support to git on the command-line
   brew "hub"
   # Configurable static site generator
   brew "hugo"
   # Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
   brew "[email protected]"
   # Tools and libraries to manipulate images in many formats
   brew "imagemagick"
   # Tools and libraries to manipulate images in many formats
   brew "[email protected]"
   # JSON output from a shell
   brew "jo"
   # Lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor
   brew "jq"
   # Modern load testing tool, using Go and JavaScript
   brew "k6"
   # Just-In-Time Compiler (JIT) for the Lua programming language
   brew "luajit", args: ["HEAD"]
   # Package manager for the Lua programming language
   brew "luarocks"
   # Securely transfers data between computers
   brew "magic-wormhole"
   # Simple tool to make locally trusted development certificates
   brew "mkcert"
   # Ambitious Vim-fork focused on extensibility and agility
   brew "neovim", args: ["HEAD"]
   # Swiss-army knife of markup format conversion
   brew "pandoc"
   # Object-relational database system
   brew "postgresql"
   # Monitor data's progress through a pipe
   brew "pv"
   # Persistent key-value database, with built-in net interface
   brew "redis"
   # Perl-powered file rename script with many helpful built-ins
   brew "rename"
   # Search tool like grep and The Silver Searcher
   brew "ripgrep"
   # Safe, concurrent, practical language
   brew "rust"
   # Tool for shell commands execution, visualization and alerting
   brew "sampler"
   # Cross-shell prompt for astronauts
   brew "starship"
   # Cleans your SVG files by removing unnecessary data
   brew "svgcleaner"
   # Code-search similar to ack
   brew "the_silver_searcher"
   # Terminal multiplexer
   brew "tmux"
   # Display directories as trees (with optional color/HTML output)
   brew "tree"
   # Truncates a file to a given size
   brew "truncate", link: false
   # Extract, view, and test RAR archives
   brew "unrar"
   # Extraction utility for .zip compressed archives
   brew "unzip"
   # Vi 'workalike' with many additional features
   brew "vim"
   # Watch files and take action when they change
   brew "watchman"
   # Internet file retriever
   brew "wget"
   # HTTP benchmarking tool
   brew "wrk"
   # JavaScript package manager
   brew "yarn"
   # Download YouTube videos from the command-line
   brew "youtube-dl"
   # UNIX shell (command interpreter)
   brew "zsh"
      
   # Application launcher and productivity software
   cask "alfred"
   # Utility that prevents the system from going to sleep
   cask "caffeine"
   # App to build and share containerized applications and microservices
   cask "docker"
   # Web browser
   cask "firefox"
   # Web browser
   cask "google-chrome"
   # HTTP and GraphQL Client
   cask "insomnia"
   # Terminal emulator as alternative to Apple's Terminal app
   cask "iterm2"
   # GPU-based terminal emulator
   cask "kitty"
   cask "microsoft-teams"
   # Collaboration platform for API development
   cask "postman"
   # QuickLook generator for Markdown files
   cask "qlmarkdown"
   # Store SSH keys in the Secure Enclave
   cask "secretive"
   # Block your own access to distracting websites
   cask "selfcontrol"
   # Team communication and collaboration software
   cask "slack"
   # Unpacks archive files
   cask "the-unarchiver"
   # Configurable document editor that supports Markdown
   cask "typora"
   # Open-source code editor
   cask "visual-studio-code"
      
   

3. From the same folder run brew bundle install --file=./Brewfile