Ubuntu Development Setup

Ubuntu Development Environment Setup

This page outlines how to configure your Ubuntu Machine for SparkEd Development.

Install Git

1. Open Terminal and update the apt repositories: sudo apt-get update
2. Install git with: sudo apt-get install git

Install Curl and Build Essential

1. Open terminal and run sudo apt-get install curl build-essential.

Install Node.js

1. Open terminal and make sure you are in your root directory: cd ~
2. Update the repository: sudo apt-get update
3. Install the NodeSourcePPA to get access to it’s contents:

curl –sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x -o nodesource_setup.sh

3a. Inspect script content to verify integrity of the file: nano nodesource_setup.sh
4. Run the script with sudo: sudo bash nodesource_setup.sh 5. Install Node.js and npm: sudo apt-get install nodejs 6. Verify that Node is functioning correctly: node --version

Install MeteorJS

More Info

1. In Terminal, run: curl https://install.meteor.com/ | sh

Clone the repository

1. Make directory a for the application: mkdir SparkEd
2. cd into directory: cd SparkEd
3. Clone the repo: git clone <repository_git_link>

Running Application using Meteor

1. Cd into app directory
2. Install dependency packages: meteor npm install
3. Run the application: meteor
4. To verify that the application is running navigate to http://localhost:3000 in your browser.