MikeMcQuaid/strap

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2348 stars · 232 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Strap is a bash script (with a small companion web app) that bootstraps a minimal macOS development system. It applies security settings, installs Xcode Command Line Tools and Homebrew, and sets up a user's dotfiles and Brewfile software.

Use cases

• set up a new mac for development
• bootstrap my macbook after a clean install
• enable filevault and macos security settings automatically
• install homebrew and xcode command line tools in one script
• restore my dotfiles and brew packages on a new machine
• onboard new developers onto macs quickly

When to choose

• you want an idempotent, minimal macOS setup script
• you keep dotfiles and a Brewfile in GitHub repos
• you prefer simple bash over heavy configuration management like Ansible or Boxen

When to avoid

• you need to manage Linux or Windows machines
• you want organization-wide mandated package installs or complex config management
• you need to disable macOS security features or skip system updates

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

developer-tools configuration-management security cli developer-tools self-hosted cli bootstrap macos-setup homebrew dotfiles filevault xcode macos-automation macos docker

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