My alternative to Homebrew, just a few bash script to install the essentials.
I would recommend placing Ownbrew in a hidden folder in your home directory.
git clone [email protected]:haukurh/ownbrew.git ~/.ownbrew
In utils.sh you can define the location where to install.
Inside you will find folder for each program that's available, along with a setup script for said program.
You just need to run install script for the desired program, some might have dependencies.
These scripts are written for macOS Big Sur.
Because why not?