Den — Simple Dev Environment Bootstrap

Den is a lightweight Makefile-based tool to set up and manage your development environment across machines.

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Project Structure

den/
├── Makefile          # Entry point
└── core/
    ├── os.mk         # OS + distro detection
    ├── libs.mk       # System packages (dnf, apt, etc.)
    └── dev.mk        # Dev tools (NVM, etc.)

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Usage

Install everything

make install

Update system + dev tools

make update

Check OS info

make info

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What it does

System Setup (libs.mk)

• Detects OS and distro

• Installs base packages:

  • git
  • curl
  • wget

Supports:

• Fedora (dnf)
• Ubuntu (apt)
• macOS (planned)

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Dev Setup (dev.mk)

• Installs NVM (Node Version Manager)
• Automatically configures ~/.zshrc
• Loads NVM in the current session

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Note on NVM

After installation, NVM is:

• Added to your .zshrc
• Loaded during install

For full shell availability:

source ~/.zshrc

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TODO

• Add macOS (brew) support
• Auto-install Node LTS using NVM
• Add pnpm/yarn global setup
• Add Go installation
• Add Docker setup
• Add Kafka/local services setup
• Create make setup for full bootstrap
• Improve error handling
• Add logging for installs/updates

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Quick Start

git clone <your-repo>
cd den
make install