[hnrodey]

Your setup process is aligned with my industry experience (15+ years).

As for an installation script - I agree that is a big effort. ROI depends on frequency of the onboarding process. 10+ people per week? It might make sense. 3-4 people per year, not so much.

Smooth onboarding is a feature, not a baseline. Great onboarding takes consistent time, effort and energy to create and maintain.

Ensure that you have a predictable time to complete the onboarding. 1 day, 3 days, 2 weeks, etc. Time to complete onboarding should be very predictable and consistent.

Use relevant measures to reduce onboarding duration. Example: our developers need to install Oracle database on their Windows machine - normally it takes several hours to complete this step. We found that the Docker setup for Oracle can be completed in less than one hour.