Setting Up a Mac
I decided to use my old Mac as a personal SSH connecting machine and for light local development. Here's the steps I took so I can do it again if I ever have to

Step 1: Download Firefox
I do not like Safari at all so let’s go download Firefox and sync our devices
Step 2: Install iTerm
The default terminal for Mac isn’t up to my liking. Let’s go ahead and install iTerm
Step 3: Install Alfred
The default launcher isn’t anything to laugh about but Alfred is pretty great. Let’s install it as well
Step 4: Install Homebrew
Pretty much everything we install with Mac is via Homebrew so let’s get that going
Step 5: Install zsh
zsh > bash
Step 6: Install oh-my-zsh
We like pretty things
Step 7: Install Spaceship Prompt
OOOHHH THE COLORS AND SETTINGS!
Step 8: Install NVM
We are a Node type of person so let’s install that as well
Step 9: Install Docker
Mac makes you download everything at once so we don’t need to care about compose
or swarm
separately
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