Configure System Preferences machine settings. More information: https://support.apple.com/guide/remote-desktop/about-systemsetup-apd95406b8d/mac.
systemsetup -setremotelogin on
systemsetup -settimezone "{{US/Pacific}}" -setnetworktimeserver {{us.pool.ntp.org}} -setusingnetworktime on
systemsetup -setsleep off -setrestartpowerfailure on -setrestartfreeze on
systemsetup -liststartupdisks
systemsetup -setstartupdisk {{path/to/directory}}