A minimal dotfiles template for OpenBoot, using GNU Stow via a Makefile

1. Click "Use this template" above to create your own dotfiles repo
2. Clone your new repo and customize the configs
3. Deploy with Make (calls stow internally):

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/dotfiles ~/.dotfiles
cd ~/.dotfiles
make install

dotfiles/
├── git/
│   └── .gitconfig      # Git configuration
├── ssh/
│   └── .ssh/
│       └── config      # SSH configuration  
├── zsh/
│   └── .zshrc          # Zsh configuration
└── README.md

The Makefile calls GNU Stow to create symlinks in $HOME:

Each top-level directory is a "stow package." OpenBoot detects the Makefile and runs make install automatically — so your repo controls its own deployment logic.

1. Go to openboot.dev/dashboard
2. Create a config and set your dotfiles repo URL
3. Run your custom install command:

curl -fsSL https://openboot.dev/YOUR_USERNAME/CONFIG_SLUG | bash

# After running OpenBoot
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/dotfiles ~/.dotfiles
cd ~/.dotfiles
make install

mkdir -p tmux
echo "set -g mouse on" > tmux/.tmux.conf
stow -v --target="$HOME" tmux
# Creates: ~/.tmux.conf

mkdir -p nvim/.config/nvim
touch nvim/.config/nvim/init.lua
stow -v --target="$HOME" nvim
# Creates: ~/.config/nvim/init.lua

mkdir -p alacritty/.config/alacritty
touch alacritty/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml
stow -v --target="$HOME" alacritty
# Creates: ~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml

• Backup first: Stow won't overwrite existing files. Move them to *.backup first.
• Dry run: Use stow -n -v to preview changes without applying.
• Unstow: Use stow -D package to remove symlinks.
• Restow: Use stow -R package to refresh symlinks after changes.

• openboot - CLI tool
• openboot.dev - Website

MIT