Workstation setup

TipScope: Local machine (how)

This section focuses on setting up and maintaining your local workstation (software, configuration, automation via Ansible).

It answers: How do I build and reproduce my machine?

• For shared tools and platforms (e.g., communication, storage, scheduling tools), see → Cloud services

Resources

We maintain a reproducible workstation configuration based on Ansible.

• Source workstation-setup repository (automation)

• Documentation (how to use it)

Workstation stack

• Base (Minimal Fedora, debloated GNOME)
• Dev (Visual Studio Code, Git + LFS, Python, Docker, SSH)
• Research (Quarto, LaTeX, Pandoc tooling, Obsidian)
• Documents (Okular, OCR, GROBID, Recoll)
• Sync & Backup (Nextcloud, Vorta/Borg)
• Productivity & Media (Thunderbird, Chrome, GIMP, Audacity, OBS Studio)
• Security (KeePassXC, ClamAV)