diff --git a/setup-mavericks.bash b/setup-mavericks.bash
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# curl -fsSL https://ldsconnect.org/setup-osx.bash | bash -c
+NODE_VER=${1}
+
+echo ""
+echo ""
+
+# XCode
+# testing for which git, gcc, etc will not work because the tools are aliased to the install script
+if [ -z "$(xcode-select --print-path 2>/dev/null)" ] || [ -z "$(git --version 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+  echo "Hey You!!!"
+  echo ""
+  echo "A thingy is going to pop up and ask you to install 'command line developer tools' for 'xcode-select'"
+  echo ""
+  echo "You need to click Install. This installation should begin when that finishes."
+  echo "(if that box doesn't pop up in a second or two, something went wrong)"
+  echo "(note that it may pop up underneath this window, so check for it in the dock too)"
+  echo ""
+
+  xcode-select --install 2>/dev/null
+
+  while true; do
+    sleep 5
+
+    if [ -n "$(git --version 2>/dev/null)" ] && [ -n "$(xcode-select --print-path 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+      break;
+    fi
+  done
+
+  echo "It looks like the other install is finishing up."
+  echo "This installation will begin in one minute."
+  sleep 60
+else
+  echo "XCode Command Line Tools already installed"
+fi
+
+# homebrew
+if [ -z "$(which brew | grep brew)" ]; then
+  echo "installing brew (homebrew)..."
+  ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
+  brew doctor
+else
+  echo "updating brew..."
+  brew update >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$(which wget | grep wget)" ]; then
+  echo "installing wget..."
+  brew install wget
+else
+  echo "wget already installed"
+fi
+
+# http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/HOWTO_Mac_OS_X_Server_(10.5)
+if [ -z "$(which fail2ban-server | grep fail2ban)" ]; then
+  echo "installing fail2ban..."
+  brew install fail2ban
+  sudo cp -fv /usr/local/opt/fail2ban/*.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons
+  sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/homebrew.mxcl.fail2ban.plist
+else
+  echo "fail2ban already installed"
+fi
+
+# node
+CUR_NODE_VER=$(node -v 2>/dev/null)
+if [ -n "$(which node | grep node)" ] && [ "${NODE_VER}" == "$(node -v 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+  echo node ${NODE_VER} already installed
+else
+  echo "installing node ${NODE_VER}..."
+  curl -fsSL "http://nodejs.org/dist/${NODE_VER}/node-${NODE_VER}.pkg" -o "/tmp/node-${NODE_VER}.pkg"
+  sudo /usr/sbin/installer -pkg "/tmp/node-${NODE_VER}.pkg" -target /
+  sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local
+fi
diff --git a/setup-ubuntu.bash b/setup-ubuntu.bash
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# curl -fsSL https://ldsconnect.org/setup-linux.bash | bash -c
+
+NODE_VER=${1}
+
+echo ""
+echo ""
+
+echo "updating apt-get..."
+sudo bash -c "apt-get update -qq -y < /dev/null" > /dev/null
+
+# fail2ban
+if [ -z "$(which fail2ban-server | grep fail2ban)" ]; then
+  echo "installing fail2ban..."
+  sudo bash -c "apt-get install -qq -y fail2ban < /dev/null" > /dev/null
+fi
+
+# git, wget, curl, build-essential
+if [ -z "$(which git | grep git)" ] || [ -z "$(which wget | grep wget)" ] || [ -z "$(which curl | grep curl)" ] || [ -z "$(which gcc | grep gcc)" ] || [ -z "$(which rsync | grep rsync)" ]
+then
+  echo "installing git, wget, curl, build-essential, rsync..."
+  sudo bash -c "apt-get install -qq -y git wget curl build-essential rsync < /dev/null" > /dev/null 2>/dev/null
+fi
+
+# node
+CUR_NODE_VER=$(node -v 2>/dev/null)
+if [ -n "$(which node | grep node)" ] && [ "${NODE_VER}" == "$(node -v 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+#if [ "${NODE_VER}" == "${CUR_NODE_VER}" ]; then
+  echo node ${NODE_VER} already installed
+else
+  echo "installing node ${NODE_VER}..."
+  curl -fsSL "http://nodejs.org/dist/${NODE_VER}/node-${NODE_VER}-linux-x64.tar.gz" \
+    -o "/tmp/node-${NODE_VER}-linux-x64.tar.gz"
+  pushd /tmp
+  tar xf /tmp/node-${NODE_VER}-linux-x64.tar.gz
+  rm node-${NODE_VER}-linux-x64/{LICENSE,ChangeLog,README.md}
+  sudo rsync -a /tmp/node-${NODE_VER}-linux-x64/ /usr/local/
+  sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local
+fi
diff --git a/setup.bash b/setup.bash
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# curl -s https://ldsconnect.org/setup.bash | bash
+# wget -nv https://ldsconnect.org/setup.bash -O - | bash
+
+BASE_URL="https://ldsconnect.org"
+NODE_VER="v0.11.14"
+OS="unsupported"
+ARCH=""
+
+if [ "$(uname | grep -i 'Darwin')" ]; then
+  OSX_VER="$(sw_vers | grep ProductVersion | cut -d':' -f2 | cut -f2)"
+  OSX_MAJOR="$(echo ${OSX_VER} | cut -d'.' -f1)"
+  OSX_MINOR="$(echo ${OSX_VER} | cut -d'.' -f2)"
+  OSX_PATCH="$(echo ${OSX_VER} | cut -d'.' -f3)"
+
+  #
+  # Major
+  #
+  if [ "$OSX_MAJOR" -lt 10 ]; then
+    echo "unsupported OS X version (os 9-)"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$OSX_MAJOR" -gt 10 ]; then
+    echo "unsupported OS X version (os 11+)"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  #
+  # Minor
+  #
+  if [ "$OSX_MINOR" -le 5 ]; then
+    echo "unsupported OS X version (os 10.5-)"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  # Snow
+  if [ "$OSX_MINOR" -eq 6 ]; then
+    OS='snow'
+  fi
+
+  # Lion
+  if [ $OSX_MINOR -eq 7 ]; then
+    OS='lion'
+  fi
+
+  # Mountain Lion
+  if [ "$OSX_MINOR" -eq 8 ]; then
+    OS='mountain'
+  fi
+
+  # Mavericks, Yosemite
+  if [ "$OSX_MINOR" -ge 9 ]; then
+    OS='mavericks'
+  fi
+
+  if [ -n "$(sysctl hw | grep 64bit | grep ': 1')" ]; then
+    ARCH="64"
+  else
+    ARCH="32"
+  fi
+
+elif [ "$(uname | grep -i 'Linux')" ]; then
+
+  if [ ! -f "/etc/issue" ]; then
+    echo "unsupported linux os"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  if [ -n "$(arch | grep 64)" ]; then
+    ARCH="64"
+  else
+    ARCH="32"
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$(cat /etc/issue | grep -i 'Ubuntu')" ]; then
+    OS='ubuntu'
+  elif [ "$(cat /etc/issue | grep -i 'Fedora')" ]; then
+    OS='fedora'
+  fi
+
+else
+
+  echo "unsupported unknown os (non-mac, non-linux)"
+  exit 1
+
+fi
+
+case "${OS}" in
+  fedora)
+    echo "sudo yum"
+    echo "wget --quiet ${BASE_URL}/setup-fedora.bash -O /tmp/install-node.bash || echo 'error downloading os setup script'"
+    ;;
+  ubuntu)
+    wget --quiet "${BASE_URL}/setup-ubuntu.bash" -O /tmp/install-node.bash || echo 'error downloading os setup script'
+    ;;
+  yosemite)
+    # mavericks
+    curl --silent "${BASE_URL}/setup-mavericks.bash" -o /tmp/install-node.bash || echo 'error downloading os setup script'
+    ;;
+  mavericks)
+    curl --silent "${BASE_URL}/setup-mavericks.bash" -o /tmp/install-node.bash || echo 'error downloading os setup script'
+    ;;
+  mountain)
+    echo "wget cltools"
+    echo "curl --silent ${BASE_URL}/setup-mountain.bash -o /tmp/install-node.bash || echo 'error downloading os setup script'"
+    ;;
+  lion)
+    echo "wget cltools"
+    echo "curl --silent ${BASE_URL}/setup-lion.bash -o /tmp/install-node.bash || echo 'error downloading os setup script'"
+    ;;
+  snow)
+    echo "wget gcc-0.6.pkg"
+    echo "curl --silent ${BASE_URL}/setup-snow.bash -o /tmp/install-node.bash || echo 'error downloading os setup script'"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "unsupported unknown os ${OS}"
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+echo "${OS}" "${ARCH}"
+bash /tmp/install-node.bash "${NODE_VER}"
+
+# jshint
+if [ -z "$(which jshint | grep jshint)" ]; then
+  echo "installing jshint..."
+  npm install --silent jshint -g > /dev/null
+else
+  echo "jshint already installed"
+fi
+
+# yo
+if [ -z "$(which yo | grep yo)" ]; then
+  echo "installing yo (yeoman)..."
+  npm install --silent yo generator-angular -g > /dev/null
+else
+  echo "yo (yeoman) already installed"
+fi
+
+# bower
+if [ -z "$(which bower | grep bower)" ]; then
+  echo "installing bower..."
+  npm install --silent bower -g > /dev/null
+else
+  echo "bower already installed"
+fi
+
+# jade
+if [ -z "$(which jade | grep jade)" ]; then
+  echo "installing jade..."
+  npm install --silent jade -g > /dev/null
+else
+  echo "jade already installed"
+fi
+
+echo ""