MacOS Dotfiles

Installation (Using nix)

Prerequisites:

• Xcode Command Line Tools

xcode-select --install

• Nix

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSfL https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh -s -- --daemon

Clone the repo into a dir called dotfiles:

git clone https://github.com/Yahddyyp/MacOS-Dotfiles.git ~/dotfiles

Note

git username/email are hardcoded in nix/modules/git.nix (edit them there).

Set up /etc/nix-darwin:

sudo ln -s "$HOME/dotfiles/nix" /etc/nix-darwin

Apply the configuration First build only:

nix run nix-darwin -- switch --flake /etc/nix-darwin#$(whoami) --impure

Every build after that is the same:

sudo darwin-rebuild switch --flake /etc/nix-darwin#$(whoami) --impure

Post-Install

After installation, run these:

1. Tmux plugins — Open tmux and press prefix + I (Ctrl+A, then I)

2. Spicetify — Open Spotify once, then run spicetify apply

3. Disable SIP for yabai (Apple Silicon only):

   1. Reboot into recovery mode (hold power button while restarting)

   2. Open terminal and run:

      csrutil enable --without fs --without debug --without nvram

   3. Enable non-Apple-signed arm64e binaries, then reboot:

      sudo nvram boot-args=-arm64e_preview_abi

4. Load the scripting addon:

   sudo yabai --load-sa

5. Start services:

   source ~/.zshrc
   start-yabai

First Login

• Authenticate gh (git uses it as the credential helper):

  gh auth login

• Restore your GPG key and pass store:

  gpg --import <secret-key.asc>
  gpg --quick-set-ownertrust <KEYID> ultimate

Inspirations

• https://github.com/gloceansh/dotfiles
• https://github.com/typecraft-dev/dotfiles
• https://github.com/catppuccin
• https://github.com/omerxx/dotfiles

Made with 💜 by Yahddyyp