Macintosh Setup Playbook

Initialization

Option 1) Script

1. Run ./initialize.sh script in the terminal

   ./initialize.sh

Option 2) Step-by-step manual commands

1. Ensure Apple's Command Line Tools are installed

   xcode-select --install

2. Install Ansible

   1. Add Python 3 to PATH

   export PATH="$HOME/Library/Python/3.9/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH"

   2. Upgrade Pip

   sudo pip3 install --upgrade pip

   3. Install Ansible

   pip3 install ansible

3. Clone or download this repository to your local drive

   git clone https://github.com/aszwajkowski/mac-setup-playbook.git

4. Install required Ansible roles

   cd mac-setup-playbook
   ansible-galaxy install -r requirements.yml

5. Install all tasks from the playbook (add --check --diff at the end for dry-run). Enter your macOS account password when prompted for the 'BECOME' password

   ansible-playbook main.yml --ask-become-pass

Note
If some Homebrew commands fail, you might need to agree to Xcode's license or fix some other Brew issue. Run brew doctor to see if this is the case.