Getting Started

This page quickly outlines how to get the project up and running on your local machine.

Prerequisites

After forking the project, you will need to install some prerequisite pieces of software. The process is as follows.

Install git

If you did not use git to fork this project, you will still need to use it in conjunction with Bower. The website can be found [here] (http://git-scm.com/). Make sure that git is added to your PATH (on Windows).

Install node.js

This website is build on top of a node server. The necessary software can be found on this website. Make sure that node is added to your PATH (on Windows). You will need version 0.10.x or 0.12.x.

Install Grunt and Bower

The node package manager (npm) can be used to install two prerequisite node modules: Grunt and Bower. They can be installed by entering the following two commands in your command line.

npm install -g grunt

npm install -g bower

Setting Up the Project

Once all the above prerequisites have been installed, navigate to the root project directory in your command line. Enter the following commands.

npm install

bower install

grunt serve

At this point, the project should be up and running in your browser.

See this page to learn more about making pages on the website.