# Dotfiles Setup — New Machine Onboarding Give this prompt to an AI on a fresh desktop or laptop install to get configs restored from Gitea quickly. --- ## Prompt ``` I manage my dotfiles and config scripts in a self-hosted Gitea instance. Help me restore my setup on this machine. GITEA SERVER ------------ URL: https://g.pozi.co.za LAN URL: http://192.168.0.126:3000 User: gadmin REPOS TO CLONE (all private — need SSH key set up first) --------------------------------------------------------- gadmin/dotfiles → shell configs (.bashrc .zshrc .aliases .profile) gadmin/ssh-config → ~/.ssh/config and known_hosts gadmin/scripts → custom scripts for ~/bin or ~/.local/bin gadmin/desktop-config → DE config (i3/sway/GNOME/KDE, keybindings) gadmin/vim-config → .vimrc or init.lua gadmin/automounts → udev rules, systemd mount units, fstab snippets SETUP ORDER ----------- 1. Install git: sudo apt-get install -y git 2. Generate SSH key and add to Gitea (see client-ssh-setup.md): ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "richard@teacup.co.za" -f ~/.ssh/id_gitea cat ~/.ssh/id_gitea.pub # Add to https://g.pozi.co.za/user/settings/keys 3. Clone all repos: mkdir -p ~/repos git clone git@192.168.0.126:gadmin/dotfiles.git ~/repos/dotfiles git clone git@192.168.0.126:gadmin/ssh-config.git ~/repos/ssh-config git clone git@192.168.0.126:gadmin/scripts.git ~/repos/scripts git clone git@192.168.0.126:gadmin/desktop-config.git ~/repos/desktop-config git clone git@192.168.0.126:gadmin/vim-config.git ~/repos/vim-config git clone git@192.168.0.126:gadmin/automounts.git ~/repos/automounts 4. Run each repo's install.sh to symlink configs into place: cd ~/repos/dotfiles && ./install.sh cd ~/repos/ssh-config && ./install.sh cd ~/repos/scripts && ./install.sh cd ~/repos/desktop-config && ./install.sh cd ~/repos/vim-config && ./install.sh cd ~/repos/automounts && ./install.sh 5. Reload shell: source ~/.bashrc # or ~/.zshrc NOTES ----- - Each install.sh backs up existing files before symlinking - ssh-config repo: only ~/.ssh/config and known_hosts — NO private keys - After cloning ssh-config, chmod 600 ~/.ssh/config - Use LAN address while on the home network (faster, no port-forward needed) ```