barlowm/systemconfig

Instructions for installing/configuring my development environment

SystemConfig

The workstation used to build/run many of my applications requires a basic node.js development environment. Below are instructions on how to establish this. If you already have a functional environment, please disregard.

From Cmd Prompt with Admin access run the following:

1. Chocolatey - This is a package manager for windows application for installing software on Windows. It is installed as part of the Node.JS environment installation but I install it by itself and use it to install most of my workstation applications. The instructions for installation can be found on the Chocolatey website.

2. Node Version Manager - Install different versions of node.

   > choco install nvm
   > nvm -v
   

3. Git Distributed Version Control System Install git then check to ensure the git/user/bin folder is in your path

   > choco install git
   > git -v
   > echo %PATH%
   

4. Gulp - A toolkit to automate & enhance your workflow

   > choco install gulp-cli
   > npm install gulp
   

5. Run NVM to install version 11.x.x of NodeJS and check it. Some of the old projects I have repos for won't work with the latest version of Node w/o some changes

   > nvm install 11
   > nvm use 11.0.0
   > node -v
   

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