{"repo":"SixArm/sixarm-macos-setup","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/SixArm/sixarm-macos-setup","clone":"git clone https://github.com/SixArm/sixarm-macos-setup.git","description":"SixArm.com » Mac » Setup notes for new Mac computer and macOS","language":"Shell","stars":64,"topics":["mac","macos","iac","shell","script"],"license":null,"category":"deployment-docker-iac","readme_excerpt":"SixArm macOS Setup How to set up a new macOS computer? These notes show how our teams do it. Contents: Introduction Setup Assistant Software Update FileVault Connect your iPhone, iPad, etc. System Preferences and Defaults Applications Defaults Brew, Cask, MAS Sysadmin notes Developer notes Database notes Programming notes JetBrains notes See Also Introduction These notes start with the basics, suitable for typical users. These notes continue with more advanced information, suitable for people who are developers and programmers. We use Apple macOS current release. We expect most of these notes will work on many versions of macOS. Setup Assistant To setup: 1. Turn on your new computer. This launches the Mac Setup Assistant, which prompts you for your preferred language, time zone, etc. 2. If you already use a different Mac computer, and you want to do a migration of all your files, then you can use the “Migration Assistant”. We prefer to skip this step because we prefer to set up our computer from scratch. 3. Register for a personal Apple Id, if you don't already have one. If you want to use iCloud, do it. Software Update To update your software: Choose the Apple menu, then \"Software Update...\". This step downloads all the current updates for your system, such as bug fixes, security patches, and feature improvements. This step may take a while because macOS updates tend to be large to download. This step may require rebooting. FileVault To use FileVault to encrypt your entire d","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/SixArm","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/SixArm/sixarm-macos-setup/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}