dotfiles

Mac setup

• Open Terminal App

  xcode-select --install
  

• Install Homebrew

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

• Install Firefox

  brew install --cask firefox
  

• Install RipGrep

  Fuzzy searching

  brew install ripgrep
  

• Create ssh key

  Do this only if you have a github account

  Follow the instructions in Github

Visual Studio Code

• Install vscode

  brew install --cask visual-studio-code
  

• Recomended extensions

  • Ayush Pai Theme
  • C/C++
  • Gitlens
  • JavaScript and TypeScript nightly
  • Pylance
  • Python
  • Python debugger
  • Python envoirments
  • Ruby lsp
  • Tailwind css intellisense
  • vscode-icons

• Create a extension if you want

  • Install generator

    npm install -g yo generator-code
    

  • Create extension

    yo code
    

    After creating package it by

  • Install vsce

    npm install -g vsce
    

  • Package it

    vsce packge
    

Ghostty

• Install Ghostty

  brew install --cask ghostty
  

• Ghostty config

  Make sure you have a ssh key it saves passwprds so you don always have to put your github username and password

  git clone git@github.com:ayushkpai/dotfiles.git ~/src/dotfiles
  mkdir ~/.config
  ln -s ~/src/dotfiles/ghostty ~/.config/ghostty
  

  if you don't have a github account use the https version

  git clone https://github.com/ayushkpai/dotfiles.git ~/src/dotfiles
  mkdir ~/.config
  ln -s ~/src/dotfiles/ghostty ~/.config/ghostty
  

  Now you will get:

  • if you select something it will get copied
  • window is maximized
  • you have a black theme
  • Your have a fat cursor that does not blink

• Install oh my zsh

  Makes what you wright easier to read

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

• Add Syntax highlighting

  Tells if what you type is valid

  brew install zsh-syntax-highlighting
  echo source /opt/homebrew/share/zsh-syntax-highlighting/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh >> ~/.zshrc
  

• Add auto suggestions

  brew install zsh-autosuggestions
  echo source /opt/homebrew/share/zsh-autosuggestions/zsh-autosuggestions.zsh >> ~/.zshrc
  

• Add substring search

  This is a clean-room implementation of the Fish shell's history search feature, where you can type in any part of any command from history and then press chosen keys, such as the UP and DOWN arrows, to cycle through matches.

  brew install zsh-history-substring-search
  echo source /opt/homebrew/share/zsh-history-substring-search/zsh-history-substring-search.zsh >> ~/.zshrc
  

Neo Vim

Neo vim is a better version of vim

• Install Neo Vim

  brew install neovim
  

• You can open it by typing

  nvim
  

• Neo Vim config

  • Install Tree Sitter

    brew install tree-sitter-cli
    

  Make sure you have a ssh key it saves passwprds so you don always have to put your github username and password

  git clone git@github.com:ayushkpai/dotfiles.git ~/src/dotfiles
  ln -s ~/src/dotfiles/nvim ~/.config/nvim
  

  If you get a error in the above or below command run mkdir ~/.config

  • If you don't have a github account use the https version

  git clone https://github.com/ayushkpai/dotfiles.git ~/src/dotfiles
  ln -s ~/src/dotfiles/nvim ~/.config/nvim
  

  Now you will get:

  • Your nvim theme

Git

• Install Git

  There is a version in mac itself but we want to use the latest version

  brew install git
  

• Git config

  You need to do this step because these things will be used in your commits

  git config --global user.name "Your name"
  git config --global user.email "yourname@example.com"
  git config --global core.autocrlf input
  git config --global core.editor "Your editor"
  

Ruby and Rails

• Install Ruby

  brew install rbenv
  rbenv init
  

  Open a new terminal

  rbenv install 3.4.4
  rbenv global 3.4.4
  

• Install Rails

  gem install rails -v 8.0.2 --no-document
  

Node.js typescript and yarn

• Install Node.js and yarn

  brew install node yarn
  

• Typescript

  sudo npm i -g typescript
  

Redis

• Install redis and start server

  brew install redis
  brew services restart redis
  

Python

We are going to install python in uv

• Install python in uv

  brew install uv
  uv python install 3.14
  uv python pin 3.14
  

Now in any python project you need to

• Init and run

  uv init
  uv run python <Your project>
  

• Package

  • Add to pyproject.toml

    [project.scripts]
    <your_command> = "<your_command>.code:main"
    

  • Add to end of your code and main.py

    if __name__ == "__main__":
      main()
    

  • Project structure

    src/<your_command>/code.py

  • Package it

    uv tool install .
    uv pip install -e .
    

Pygame zero

Make sure you have python installed

• Install python 3.13 cause pygame is not there in 3.14

  uv python install 3.13
  

In any project you need to

• Change files

  • pyproject.toml - Replace this in the bottom

    requires-python = ">=3.14"
    

    With

    requires-python = ">=3.13"
    

  • .python-version - Replace the verion line with

    3.13
    

• Add pygame

  uv add pygame
  uv add pgzero
  

Mysql

• Install mysql and start

  brew install mysql
  brew services start mysql
  

Data base(db)

• Install dbeaver

  A good tool for db

  brew install --cask dbeaver-community