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====== Octopus System Setup ======

===== Install Notes =====

  * OS install.
  * OS: Dark mode.
  * OS: Windows Update.
  * OS: Apps > Installed apps, get rid of crap.
  * OS: Sign in, facial & fingerprint recognition.
  * OS: Unpin shit from Start.
  * OS: Windows Terminal -> default terminal application.
  * OS: PowerShell > Admin > Winget install browsers & applications.
  * Brave: LastPass extension.
  * Brave: Set up profiles & sync.
  * Brave: Set new tab page.
  * Brave: Set up settings.
  * Brave: Set up search.
  * Brave: Set up ad filters.
  * Brave: Install Tampermonkey filters.
  * OS: Mouse pointer size (3).
  * OS: Windows features.
  * OS: Install FiraCode Nerd Font.
  * OS: Explorer > Options.
  * OS: Install Fira Code font.
  * Install SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition
  * OneDrive: Turn off 'backups'.
  * OS: Taskbar turn off search & widget.
  * Notepad++: Enable dark mode.
  * OS: PowerShell: set-executionpolicy Unrestricted -scope currentuser
  * Install CrowdStrike.
  * Install DriveStrike.
  * Install Vanta.
  * Notepad++: Style Configurator, FiraCode Nerd Font Mono + enable global font
  * Visual Studio Code: Set up sync.
  * Terminal: Default profile: 'PowerShell' (which is 7.x)
  * Zoom: Set up video & audio settings.
  * OS: BitLocker, verify enabled, backup restore key.
  * OS: Set up PowerShell profile script.
  * Terminal: Defaults > Appearance, Font FiraCode Nerd Font Mono, Font size 10.
  * OS: PowerShell: Oh-my-posh set up.
  * Git: Set up settings.
  * AHK: Set up auto load & new bin location.
  * OS: Desktops set up.
  * OS: Language & regional set up.
  * Visual Studio: Install desktop dev.
  * Visual Studio: Extensions.
  * Install Microsoft Office.
  * OS: Taskbar, Visual Studio, run as admin.
  * Install Paint.net.
  * Anki: Set up & sync.
  * OneCommander: Set up favourites.
  * OS: Set up backups.
  * OS: Set up start up apps.
  * Visual Studio: Set up snippets.
  * OS: Set up screen saver to keep Vanta happy:
    * Screen saver: (None)
    * Wait: 60
    * On resume: ✔

===== Application Install =====

==== Winget ====

<code powershell>
# Dev Tools
winget install --id 'Microsoft.SQLServer.2019.Developer'
winget install --id 'Microsoft.DotNet.Framework.DeveloperPack_4' -v 4.6.2
winget install --id 'Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.6'
winget install --id 'Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.7'
winget install --id 'Microsoft.PowerShell'
winget install --id 'Git.Git'
winget install --id 'OpenJS.NodeJS'
winget install --id 'WinMerge.WinMerge'
winget install --id 'JanDeDobbeleer.OhMyPosh' -s winget
winget install --id 'Docker.DockerDesktop'

# Browsers
winget install --id 'Brave.Brave'
winget install --id 'Google.Chrome'
winget install --id 'Opera.Opera'
winget install --id 'Mozilla.Firefox'

# IDE / Text Editors
winget install --id 'Notepad++.Notepad++'
winget install --id 'Microsoft.VisualStudioCode'
winget install --id 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.Professional'
winget install --id 'Microsoft.AzureDataStudio'
winget install --id 'Microsoft.SQLServerManagementStudio'

# General Apps
winget install --name 'One Commander'
winget install --id 'WinDirStat.WinDirStat'
winget install --name 'Sysinternals Suite'
winget install --id '7zip.7zip'
winget install --id 'SumatraPDF.SumatraPDF'
winget install --id 'GIMP.GIMP'
winget install --id 'Zoom.Zoom'
winget install --id 'Spotify.Spotify'
winget install --id 'PeterPawlowski.foobar2000'
winget install --id 'Lexikos.AutoHotkey'
winget install --id 'Anki.Anki'

# PowerShell modules
Install-Module BurntToast
</code>

==== Manual Installs ====

  * Paint.Net
  * Microsoft SQL Server 2019 - Developer Edition (64-bit)
  * Mp3 Direct Cut
  * LTSpice
  * Fritzing

==== Command Line Checks ====

Open a prompt and check that each of these commands work. Version numbers are as of 22-12-2022 and will obviously change over time.

<code PowerShell>
>  dotnet --version
6.0.404
>  node -v
v19.3.0
>  npm -v
9.2.0
>  git version
git version 2.39.0.windows.1
>  docker-compose version
Docker Compose version v2.13.0
</code>

===== System Setup =====

==== Enable Long Filename Support ====

  - Start -> ''RegEdit''.
  - [Registry Editor] Address bar -> ''Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem''
  - [Registry Editor] Set ''LongPathsEnabled'' to ''1'' to enable long filenames.
  - Reboot.

==== PowerShell ====

From admin prompt:
<code powershell>
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
</code>
==== Windows Features ====

{{::2022-12-19_windows_features.png|}}

==== Misc ====

  * Fonts. See [[https://wiki.tallguyracing.com/doku.php?id=system_setup#fonts|Fonts setup]].
  * Bin setup.

===== Application Setup =====

==== Brave ====

See [[chrome_brave_setup|Chrome / Brave Setup]].

==== Misc ====

  * Git. See [[git_cheat_sheet|Git Cheat Sheet]].

===== Octopus Server Dev Setup =====

==== SQL Server ====

  - Open SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
  - [SSMS] Connect to your local instance.
  - [SSMS] In the //Object Explorer//, right click your local machine and select **Properties**.
  - [SSMS, Server Properties] Select the **Security** page.
  - [SSMS, Server Properties] "Server authentication" -> **SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode**.
  - [SSMS, Server Properties] **Ok**.
  - [SMSS] In the //Object Explorer//, right click your local machine and select **Restart**. Give it a few seconds to do its thing.
  - [SSMS] In the //Object Explorer//, navigate to (Your server) -> Security -> Logins.
  - [SSMS] Right click the **sa** login and select **Properties**.
  - [SSMS, Login Properties] Select the **General** page.
  - [SSMS, Login Properties] Override the default password with a known password. Note it down in a safe place as you will need it later.
  - [SSMS, Login Properties] Untick **Enforce password policy**.
  - [SSMS, Login Properties] Select the **Status** page.
  - [SSMS, Login Properties] "Permission to connect to database engine:" -> **Grant**.
  - [SSMS, Login Properties] "Login:" -> **Enabled**.
  - [SSMS, Login Properties] **Ok**.


Refer to [[https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/OctopusDeploy/tree/master/docs/GETTING_STARTED/windows|this documentation]].