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Homebrew Tips

Setup autoupdate

brew tap domt4/autoupdate
brew autoupdate start
brew autoupdate status
brew autoupdate delete
brew autoupdate --start 43200 --upgrade --cleanup

Useful formulas & Casks

Must Have

brew install meetingbar
brew install --cask 1password
brew install --cask platypus
brew install tree
brew install wget
brew install mas
brew install maccy
brew install --cask the-unarchiver
brew install docker

Docker/Container Management

Recommend using colima as a simple command line replacement for docker:

brew install colima docker docker-compose docker-buildx

Development

brew install python@3.12
brew install asdf
brew install gh
brew install node

Security

brew install nmap
brew install ffuf
brew install gobuster
brew install hashcat
brew install masscan
brew install netcat
brew install nikto
brew install theharvester

Additional Apps

brew install --cask anylist 
brew install --cask backblaze
brew install --cask balenaetcher
brew install --cask cyberduck
brew install --cask discord
brew install --cask grandperspective
brew install --cask hush
brew install --cask jetbrains-toolbox
brew install --cask postman
brew install --cask setapp
brew install --cask signal
brew install --cask slack
brew install obsidian

Apps can be installed from the App Store using MAS

FriendlyStreaming - mas install 553245401
SiteSucker - mas install 442168834
TheCamelizer - mas install 1532579087

Kubernetes

brew install kubecm
brew install kubernetes-cli
brew install minikube

Special use case

brew install big-mean-folder-machine
brew install handbrake-app
brew install osxphotos <-- May not be working

Setup tailscale

brew install tailscale

To start tailscale now and restart at login:

brew services start tailscale

Note: You may have to run this command as root depending on your setup

Login to the tailscale network:

tailscale login

Get homebrew to work with zscalar

ls /opt/homebrew/etc/openssl@3/certs
cp ~/Documents/Zscaler\ Root\ CA.cer /opt/homebrew/etc/openssl@3/certs