A set of scripts that give a fresh install of OS X a jump

Note: Currently these are a set of scripts that I personally use to set up a bare bones machine.

• Scripts currently only support El Capitan and Sierra
• Install Xcode

Clone the Jumper Cables repository and navigate to the root directory:

$ git clone [email protected]:rbaumbach/JumperCables.git
$ cd JumperCables

Update configz/config.sh configuration script with your information. This file contains environmental variables that are used throughout the script that will be used when generating your SSH/GPG keys, git configurations and .bash_profile environmental variables.

Once your configuration is complete, open up the OS X Terminal and run the following command in the Jumper Cables project root directory:

$ ./GiveMeAJump.sh

• Allow individual running of install scripts (currently Jumper Cables must be ran as a whole).
• Make scripts less destructive so that if they are run on a machine that isn't bare bones they don't overwrite existing configurations.
• Add logging output of the entire installation.

If you'd like to customize this project for a project's use:

• Fork the project
• Edit the scripts to your liking

The purpose of these scripts are to create a 100% unattended installation of all my settings, apps, etc. on my personal machines. This makes is simple wipe my machines at will (such as performing clean 100% installations of macOS with each version instead of an upgrade) while keeping development configuration setup at a minimal. This repo was not meant to be stored on a public machine or it's contents left for prying eyes as it could contain sensitive information.

This file contains sensitive information such as Github tokens and SSH/GPG key passphrases. After a successful jump this file should be deleted if it can be viewed by anybody who has access to the machine.

These scripts are able to "cache" your password in order that all scripts can be run unattended. This is done by generating a throw away SSH key and saving your password to file and encrypting it using ssl, and then decrypting it whenever it's needed. At the end of the scripts this encrypted file along with the throw away SSH key are deleted.

The name Jumper Cables was created by none other than Mr. WDW himself (Along with another great name, "Skid Greaser"). Additional thanks to ornithocoder as well.

These scripts were inspired by Pivotal Workstation Setup.