Environment and installation

This page contains information for developers wanting to contribute to our community and who require support with setting up their environment and installing Solomon locally.

##Contents

• Installation on UNIX and Linux machines
• Installation on Windows machines

##Installation on UNIX and Linux machines ###Step 1 - setting up your environment The following items must be installed on your machine before you proceed with installation:

• Git
• Node.js with Node Package Manager (NPM)
• Bower. With NPM installed you can execute npm install -g bower into your terminal.
• Ember CLI. With NPM installed your can execute npm install -g ember-cli into your terminal.

###Step 2 - clone this repository Open your terminal and execute the following commands:

• git clone https://github.com/hebeworks/Solomon.git
• cd into the cloned directory
• npm install
• bower install

To check if your installation has been successful try running Solomon.

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##Installation on Windows machines: The following instructions have been tested on a generic Windows 7 installation.

###Step 1 - setting up your environment The following items must be installed on your machine before you proceed with installation:

• Git, making sure you check the "Use GIT from the Windows Command Prompt" option
• Node.js with Node Package Manager (NPM)
• Bower. With NPM installed you can execute npm install -g bower into your command prompt.
• Ember CLI. With NPM installed your can execute npm install -g ember-cli into your command prompt.

###Step 2 - clone this repository Open your command prompt and execute the commands listed below. Whenever possible, run your command prompt as Administrator to avoid speed and installation issues:

• git clone https://github.com/hebeworks/Solomon.git
• cd into the cloned directory
• npm install
• bower install
• ember windows

To check if your installation has been successful try running Solomon.

Windows performance

Windows rebuilds can be significantly slower than other platforms. We have added ember-cli-windows-addon to help improve matters. See ember-cli-windows-addon for more information.

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