README.md

📦 Scaffold from Scratch Machine 🚀

🚀 Scaffold a new machine from nothing to engineer readiness in 5 steps.

⚡Maintain the Iron Triangle: Velocity, Quality, & Affordable

🖥️ System

1. 🛠️ System settings

• Trackpad -> Trackpad scroll direction & tap to click modified
• Keyboard -> Key Repeat Fast and Delay Until Repeat Short
• General -> Default web browser Microsoft Edge & Appearance Theme Dark
• Edge Settings -> Make Google default Search Engine Privacy & Services Address Bar edge://settings/search
• Finder -> Root/Home Directory press Cmd+Shift+. to toggle/show hidden dot files
• Code Font -> Dank Mono or Nerdfont's 0xProto Mono

💾 Install & Configure

2. 📈 Efficient order

• Chrome + Spotify (Stephan Moccio's Fracture on repeat during scaffold)
• Warp terminal emulator + .zshrc
• Homebrew package manager

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

• LazyVim (NVIM LTS: v0.10.2)

  • 2024 Setup Guide on YT helps

• Zellij (Termial Workspace)

• Starship (Cross-Shell prompt)

• Implement dotfiles

• Apple Account Sign In

• Apple iCloud Apps - Flow (Pomodoro), App Ahead apps - Keystroke Pro, Cursor Pro, Mirror Magnet, Theine, , Magnet (Window manager), clipy, & Dato (Supreme Mac Calendar/Clock - Great for remote cross time-zone collaboration) Flow Pomodoro for MacOS, nothing better or cleaner imo

• Xcode install (Automatically installs git)

sudo xcodebuild -license
xcode-select --install

• OBS Studio + Ensure Shure Mic + Webcam are configured in sound
• Raycast shortcut/productivity launcher (Superior to Spotlight w/ Ai)
• f.lux (Preserve your eyesight)
• Docker Desktop
• Figma + FigJam
• Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Design 2, & Affinity Publisher 2
• Keyboard Maestro for automation macros
• Notion Notetaking -> Swapping to Zettelkasten in Obsidian
• Typora Notes static app for quick and dirty alternative to MacOS Notes
• Postan Testing APIs easily with import/export of collections

🎬 Finalize

3. 🗺️ Git

• Generate new SSH key
• Add to GitHub/GitLab/BitBucket account settings
• Set global GitHub username & email

git config --global user.name "Valiant Frank"
git config --global user.email "Valiant@x.com"

4. 🧑🏻‍🚀 Make any machine use case specific tweaks to .zshrc aliases, nvim plugin installs/lua settings, browser bookmarks, etc
5. 🎩 Download business folder that contains profile photo varations, wallpapers, banners, & AWS Secrets Manager or AWS Parameter Store (cheaper but less security features)

Warp terminal with Neovim (Panes)

Lazy git in Neovim

Fuzzy Finder in Neovim

Neovim + Zellij (tmux alternative)

Neovim Pure