https://github.com/dsomleff/kickstart
Personal MacOS setup scripts
https://github.com/dsomleff/kickstart
bash bash-script setup setuptools
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Personal MacOS setup scripts
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/dsomleff/kickstart
- Owner: dsomleff
- Created: 2025-04-11T09:26:24.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-02-20T16:01:08.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-02-20T20:52:14.363Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: bash, bash-script, setup, setuptools
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 19.5 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# 🚀 KICKSTART
Kickstart is a personal macOS setup script that helps get development
environment up and running fast. It installs essential tools, configures system
preferences, sets up dotfiles, and more — all in one go.
---
## 📦 What It Does
This script automates:
- Installing [Homebrew](https://brew.sh) and essential packages
- Setting up Git configuration
- Cloning and symlinking your dotfiles
- Applying macOS system tweaks
- Optional: Installing custom apps and tools
## 🛠️ How to Use
1. **Download the ZIP**
- Go to [https://github.com/dsomleff/kickstart](https://github.com/dsomleff/kickstart)
- Click the green **"Code"** button
- Select **"Download ZIP"**
2. **Unpack it into a `Pets` folder**
```bash
mkdir -p ~/Pets
cd ~/Pets
unzip ~/Downloads/Kickstart\ main.zip
mv kickstart-main kickstart
rm ~/Downloads/Kickstart\ main.zip
cd kickstart
```
3. **Make the main script executable and run it**
```bash
chmod +x kickstart.sh
./kickstart.sh
```
## 🧪 Requirements
- macOS
- Internet connection