Terminal Setup

Dotfiles and configuration for my macOS development environment.

Quick Start

./install.sh                 # Install required apps and tools
./deploy.sh                  # Deploy all configs (backs up existing)
./deploy.sh zsh nvim tmux    # Deploy specific configs only

Fonts

1. MonaSpace
2. JetBrains Mono Nerd Font

Neovim

Uses LazyVim framework. Config lives in nvim/.

VSCode

User settings: vscode-settings-user.json

Tmux

1. Install tmux plugin manager:

   git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm

2. Copy config and install plugins:

   cp tmux.conf ~/.tmux.conf

3. Start tmux, then press Ctrl-a + I to install plugins

Zsh

1. Install Oh My Zsh:

   sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

2. Copy config:

   cp zshrc ~/.zshrc

AeroSpace

AeroSpace - tiling window manager for macOS

cp aerospace.toml ~/.aerospace.toml

Git

cp gitconfig ~/.gitconfig

Applications

GUI

App	Description
Brew	macOS package manager, install everything else through this
Ghostty	GPU-accelerated terminal emulator
AeroSpace	i3-like tiling window manager for macOS
Bruno	Offline-first API client, alternative to Postman
Docker	Containers for local dev and databases
VSCode	Code editor for larger projects
Brave Browser	Privacy-focused Chromium browser
Zen Browser	Firefox-based browser with vertical tabs
DBeaver	Universal database GUI client
Bitwarden	Open-source password manager
Obsidian	Markdown-based knowledge base
Numi	Text-based calculator with unit conversions
Discord	Community and team chat
Telegram	Messaging

Terminal

App	Description
GitHub CLI	PRs, issues, and repos from the terminal
NVM	Switch between Node.js versions per project
Neovim	Terminal editor, configured with LazyVim
Golang	Go programming language and toolchain
Rust	Rust language and Cargo package manager
Bun	Fast JS/TS runtime, bundler, and package manager
UV	Blazing fast Python package and project manager
miniconda	Minimal Conda installer for Jupyter notebooks
AWS CLI v2	Manage AWS services from the terminal
AWS Vault	Securely store and switch AWS credentials
kubectl	CLI for managing Kubernetes clusters

Brew CLI tools

Tool	Description
htop	Interactive process viewer
tmux	Terminal multiplexer for split panes and sessions
zoxide	Smarter cd that learns your most visited directories
fzf	Fuzzy finder for files, history, and anything piped to it
tree	Display directory structure as a tree
tig	Interactive Git log viewer in the terminal
ripgrep	Extremely fast recursive text search (rg)
rsync	Fast incremental file and directory sync
jq	Command-line JSON processor
JankyBorders	Highlight active window with colored borders

brew install htop tmux zoxide fzf tree tig ripgrep rsync jq

JankyBorders requires a separate tap:

brew tap FelixKratz/formulae
brew install borders

macOS Tweaks

Disable press-and-hold for VS Code (enables key repeat):

defaults write com.microsoft.VSCode ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
defaults write com.microsoft.VSCodeInsiders ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
defaults write com.visualstudio.code.oss ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false
defaults delete -g ApplePressAndHoldEnabled

Drag windows from anywhere with Ctrl + Cmd + click:

defaults write -g NSWindowShouldDragOnGesture -bool true