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Boxen quick intro

Boxen quick intro

A very quick (5 min) description of Github's setup tool : Boxen.
What it implies, how hard it is to set it up, and how what are the bad points about it.

related : https://coderwall.com/p/o9pjng

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Thomas Riboulet

April 16, 2013
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  1. Boxen ? OS X only automatic setup tool 1 to

    Inf. machines Tuesday, April 16, 13
  2. Boxen ? git based puppet based homebrew based easy to

    setup easy to configure easy to extend Tuesday, April 16, 13
  3. Req ? Full HD encryption (FileVault) No previous setup (homebrew,

    rvm, ...) A bit of reading (puppet, git, ...) Tuesday, April 16, 13
  4. Process ? 0. cleanup 1. fork a boxen.git 2. clone

    the repo 3. run boxen 4. enjoy less than 2 hours to get functionnal Tuesday, April 16, 13
  5. BAD point ? double config in some places need full

    encryption rbenv as default Tuesday, April 16, 13
  6. BOXEN Thomas Riboulet @mcansky [email protected] Github’s os x setup tool

    https://coderwall.com/p/o9pjng Tuesday, April 16, 13