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Nix + home-manager dotfiles - one config to rule them all 💍👨‍💻🔥
https://github.com/biosan/dotfiles

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# One config to rule them all 💍👨‍💻🔥



This repo contains my dotfiles, all the config files, scripts, and instructions to setup a new machine.



Most of the settings and programs are managed with [home-manager](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager).



[Nix](https://nixos.org/) and [home-manager](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager) makes everything stable and easy to reproduce.



> **macOS**

>

> My daily machine is a Mac, and this requires some special attention to some settings that could not be managed with Nix and home-manager directly.



## Installation on macOS



1. Install XCode CLI tools

    ```

    xcode-select --install

    ```



1. Install Nix (a reboot could be necessary)

    ```

    sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --darwin-use-unencrypted-nix-store-volume

    ```

1. Add home-manager and unstable channels

    ```

    nix-channel --add https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/master.tar.gz home-manager

    nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable nixpkgs-unstable

    nix-channel --update

    export NIX_PATH=$HOME/.nix-defexpr/channels${NIX_PATH:+:}$NIX_PATH

    ```

1. Install home-manager

    ```

    nix-shell '' -A install

    ```

1. Clone this repo inside `~/.config/nixpkgs` (must remove default nixpkgs before cloning)

    ```

    rm -r ~/.config/nixpkgs

    git clone https://github.com/biosan/dotfiles ~/.config/nixpkgs

    ```

1. Setup home-manager configuration (install and configure programs)

    *NOTE: Takes a loooong time*

    ```

    home-manager switch

    ```



1. Install Homebrew

    ```

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

    ```

1. Install apps from Homebrew

    > NOTEs:

    >   - Takes a **loooong** time

    >   - **Will ask for password a lot of times...**

    ```

    brew bundle --verbose --file ~/.config/nixpkgs/config/macos/Brewfile

    ```

1. Setup some macOS-specific configuration

    ```

    sh ~/.config/nixpkgs/config/macos/settings.sh

    ```



### Post installation steps



1. Import GPG public keys

    ```

    curl https://keybase.io/biosan/key.asc | gpg --import

    ```

1. Insert YubiKey and import GPG secret key stubs

    ```

    gpg --card-status

    ```

1. Change dotfiles remote from HTTPS to SSH

    ```

    cd ~/.config/nixpkgs

    git remote set-url origin [email protected]:biosan/dotfiles.git

    ```

1. Clone `pass` repository using SSH

    ```

    git clone  ${PASSWORD_STORE_DIR}

    ```



#### Other macOS stuff



1. Install profile files for mail, DNS, VPN, etc.

1. Login into

    - BitWarden

    - Firefox Sync

    - Dropbox

    - Todoist

    - OmniFocus

    - Reeder (NewsBlur account)

    - VSCode

    - IntelliJ and WebStorm

1. Enable Night Shift

1. Insert Alfred license

1. Organize menu bar items with Dozer

1. [Download](https://store.serif.com/en-gb/account/downloads/) (login needed), install and register Affinity Photo

1. Stuff to start at login:

    - Dropbox

    - Alfred

    - Dozer

1. Setup Firefox:

    - Login into Pocket

    - Set history cleaner to 7 days

    - Add container tabs for Google, Work, and AdA

    - Enable compact style

    - Move every add-on icon to Overflow Menu except except for BitWarden

        *NOTE: Firefox "native" icons stays at default position (this stuff is synced)*

1. Enable Time Machine automatic backups (encrypted disk!) and enable *"Show Time Machine in menu bar"* option

1. Add *"U.S. International - PC"* to keyboard layouts and enable *"Show Input menu in menu bar"* option

1. Setup [Amethyst](https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst)

   - Enable *Window Margins* and set it to 5px

   - Set *Screen Padding* to 5px (top, left, bottom, right)

   - Enable *Swap windows using mouse* and *Resize windows using mouse* (mouse tab)

1. Right-click on desktop and enable "Stacks"



## ToDo



### General



- [ ] `pass` repo initial setup

- [ ] Homebrew token in private `.envrc` file

- [ ] Auto install profiles for mail, dns, vpn, etc. with `profiles -I -F ""`

- [ ] Enable *Night Shift*

- [ ] Import and trust GPG keys

- [ ] Enable snap-to-grid for icons on the desktop and in other icon views

- [ ] Configure Dozer

- [ ] Configure Amethyst



### Things to setup declaratevely with Nix/Home-Manager



- [ ] macOS configuration/settings/profiles (using [nix-darwin](https://github.com/LnL7/nix-darwin))

- [ ] Switch to [flakes](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes) to improve reproducibility and UX

- [ ] Complete system-in-a-container (even a VM will be fine) with full NixOS (ISO, cloud image, docker container)

- [ ] Import and trust GPG keys

- [ ] Clone `pass` repo