macOS DevOps Setup

This guide covers setting up a DevOps environment on macOS using Homebrew.

1. Install Homebrew

Homebrew is the package manager for macOS. Open Terminal and run:

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

Follow the on-screen instructions to add Homebrew to your PATH.

2. Install iTerm2 (Optional but Recommended)

iTerm2 is a replacement for the default Terminal app.

brew install --cask iterm2

3. Install Core Tools

Install Git and other essentials:

brew install git wget curl tree

4. Install VS Code

brew install --cask visual-studio-code

Recommended Extensions: * Docker * HashiCorp Terraform * YAML * Kubernetes

5. Install Docker

We recommend using Docker Desktop for Mac.

brew install --cask docker

Start Docker from your Applications folder.

6. Verify Installation

Open a new terminal window and run:

git --version
docker --version