I created this script because I don't like repetitive tasks, especially if they can be easily automated. Also, I tend to forget things. If I needed to reinstall, I would get stuck on simple configuration steps, having to Google a lot and asking questions to my colleagues. This is why I created this script. Anyone in Coolblue can now use this script to do the most common setup steps. You'll see that installing a Macbook still requires some manual steps, just follow this readme and you can get going with your Macbook rather quickly.

Having trouble installing? Missing some setup or configuration? Please let me know via Hangouts, a Github issue or walk by my team's room. I will be glad to help out.

There are a few manual steps to take to install your MacBook. Do them before you run the Ansible playbook. First make sure you have enabled encryption of your filesystem! This is mandatory. After that, do the following steps:

To be able to clone repositories, you need to have an SSH key installed on the MacBook which has been added to your Github account. See https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys/ on how to do this.

You need the token to be able to install private Coolblue npm modules. See https://help.github.com/articles/creating-an-access-token-for-command-line-use/ on how to create the personal access token.

Validate that your ssh key is working by cloning this repository with ssh:

git clone [email protected]:ryreitsma/ansible-js-services-macbook.git

This cannot be done automatically. You need to go to the Appstore (you can find the Appstore in the bottombar of the Macbook), download and install XCode. Run it and agree to the terms and services, otherwise the installation of brew modules will fail with the error: "msg: Agreeing to the Xcode/iOS license requires admin privileges, please re-run as root via sudo."

Every developer wants to use different software. You prefer sublime over atom? Firefox over Chrome? I've attempted to make the installation highly configurable with some sensible defaults (which by no coincedence reflect my own preferences). There are two ways to customize the install:

• choose roles in playbook.yml
• edit configuration variable files in group_vars/all

The file playbook.yml contains the roles which define which configuration will be installed. You'll probably want to comment out php_web if you are a NodeJS developer, or vice versa if you are a PHP developer. You don't want to install the oracle_client? Just comment out that line with a hashtag.

The file group_vars/all/packages.yml contains the homebrew and homebrew-cask packages (e.g. formulas) that are going to be installed. Edit this list to your liking before running the script. You can find brew formulas here: http://brewformulas.org/ and brew-cask formulas are listed here: http://caskroom.io/search

Check group_vars/all/personal.yml and fill in your MacBook login / username, Github token and your Github login.

This script can clone all your Coolblue git repositories for you. They are divided in several lists, see group_vars/all/github.yml for the complete list. You can only install repositories you've already forked from coolblue-development, so check the lists and remove those you don't want. Of course you can also add repositories to the lists. The nodejs_services repositories will only be installed the nodejs_services role is enabled in playbook.yml. The same goes for the php_web repositories, those will also only be installed if the php_web role is enabled.

Run ./install.sh to install homebrew and Ansible. You need both to run this Ansible playbook.

Run ansible-playbook playbook.yml -i hosts

If you have additional steps to add or want to change some setup, a pull request is always welcome!

• How can I use Oracle sqldeveloper on my Macbook?

Download it from here http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/sql-developer/downloads/index.html. Double click to run it. Then click on 'Oracle SQL Developer' in the top bar, select Preferences -> Database -> Advanced. You will see a Tnsnames Directory input box. Enter /Users/{{ your Macbook login / username }}/Oracle/instantclient, that is where the tnsnames.ora file was added. From now on, if you want to connect to an Oracle database, you can use the TNS option to get the correct connection properties. I did not include it in this script because it is more than 400MB and does not support an unauthenticated download.

• I get a lot of errors when running the 'Add Coolblue upstream to repositories' task

If you see 'stderr: fatal: remote upstream already exists....ignoring' then don't worry, it just indicates that the upstream already exists. This is a known bug.