What is shell-setup?

This is basically a repository of all the dotfiles that make up my console configuration.
There's also the bootstrap.sh script that sets up a fully functional Debian server as I like it.

So, this is all highly opinionated. I like simplicity, saving space and ease of use (from a GNOME user's perspective, I know that if your desktop environment is Emacs you'll find something different to be easy to use).

If you like that too, that's great, but you might want to fork the repository and make your own version. The goal is not just to share my configuration, it's more about providing a workflow to quickly appy a configuration to a new system.

User configuration

The configuration currently works for:

• zsh: An awesome bash replacement with a lot of great plugins available.
• tmux: A terminal multiplexer.
• vim: An advanced command line text editor that's available on pretty much every system.
• micro: A tiny command line text editor with intuitive controls (mouse, Ctrl+S, ...).
• ssh: Generates an SSH key and sets up folder permissions.

Manually applying the configuration

$ git clone https://github.com/moqmar/shell-setup.git ~/.shell-setup
$ cd .shell-setup
$ make install

See the advanced documentation page for more information about applying and modifiying the configuration.

The bootstrap script

The script can currently set up the following (it will ask for every step before running it):

• locales: Choose the correct locale settings for the server.
• apt: upgrade: Update package lists and upgrade all packages to the latest version.
• apt: install basic tools: vim, git, build-essential, zip/unzip, tar, htop, wget, curl, dnsutils
• apt: install additional tools: zsh, tmux, mosh, ag, jq
• install binary tools: micro, exa, fd
• user configuration: Apply shell-setup for the current user.
• default for new users: Apply shell-setup for all new users.
• clear motd, colored bash prompt
• sshd config: Don't allow password authentication and use simple /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
• quad9 nameserver
• basic iptables ruleset: Allow SSH, Mosh and networking-relevant protocols (ping, traceroute, dhcp)
• caddy: Easy-to-use webserver, can be optionally installed together with PHP.

There's a detailed bootstrap.sh documentation page available containing more information about what changes every one of the steps makes to a system.

Using the bootstrap script

$ bash -c ". <(curl -s https://gist.githubusercontent.com/moqmar/7b468d995619131e983d59bde253d9a0/raw)"