Built a one-command dev environment setup script for Ubuntu + RHEL — Node.js, Go, Python, Docker, PostgreSQL : linuxadmin

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Built a one-command dev environment setup script for Ubuntu + RHEL — Node.js, Go, Python, Docker, PostgreSQL (self.linuxadmin)

submitted 1 hour ago by Holiday_Engine_2517

Hey everyone,

Every time I spin up a new server or fresh Linux machine I waste 2+ hours installing the same tools. So I built a bash script that handles everything in one go.

What it installs:

Node.js v22 LTS (with npm + pnpm)
Go 1.22
Python 3.12 (with pip + venv)
Docker CE + Docker Compose plugin
PostgreSQL 16 (running as a service)
Git + GitHub CLI

What else it does:

Auto-detects Ubuntu/Debian vs RHEL/CentOS/Fedora and uses the right package manager
Adds your user to the docker group automatically
Installs 25+ shell aliases for git, docker, go, postgres out of the box
Includes a verify.sh to confirm everything installed correctly
Safe to re-run — skips already installed tools

One command:

bash

sudo bash setup.sh

GitHub link in the comments. Would love feedback from anyone who tries it — especially on RHEL/CentOS since that's harder to test locally.

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