🧰 setup

Get setup with the main resources you’ll need for JS1

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  1. Install a unix based os
  2. Install Node

🧰 Install a UNIX based operating system

Learning Objectives

If you get stuck on any of the below or above instructions, please post in your class channel on Slack.

You probably already have this if you have done previous modules.

⚠️ warning

Code Your Future does not support Windows.

We have found that we don’t reliably have volunteers at class who can debug Windows problems, and they frequently come up, stopping trainees from making progress.

We do not support Windows so as to not waste lots of trainee and volunteer time. We have made this decision even though Windows is a popular operating system and has features like WSL which help to get experience with Unix.

You must use a Unix-based operating system at Code Your Future.

If you have a Mac or Linux machine already, you already have a UNIX based operating system. All CYF-supplied laptops run Mac OS or Linux. If you have your own machine and it runs Windows, you should already have set up a Linux partition.

If you have still not done this, you must do it now. We cannot support learners using Windows. It takes too much time from everybody else. If you need help doing this, post in Slack, or bring your laptop to a CYF co-working space to get support. It’s normal to need help with this process.

Dual Boot on Windows

🧰 Install Node with nvm

Learning Objectives

If you get stuck on any of the below or above instructions, please post in your class channel on Slack.

πŸ’‘ tip

Check if you already have NodeJS installed by running node -v in a terminal. The command should return a version number. If it does, you can skip the next steps.

🐧 On Ubuntu

  1. Install nvm by running the following commands in your terminal:
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.3/install.sh | bash
  1. After the installation is complete, you’ll need to source the nvm script by running:
source ~/.bashrc
  1. Install the latest LTS version of Node.js by running:
nvm install --lts
  1. Check that you have successfully installed Node.js by running:
node -v

You should see a version number like v20.16.0.

  1. Check that you have successfully installed npm by running:
npm -v

You should see a version number like 10.5.0.

ο£Ώ On Mac

  1. Install nvm by running the following command in your terminal:
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.3/install.sh | bash
  1. After the installation is complete, you’ll need to source the nvm script by running:
source ~/.zshrc
  1. Install the latest LTS version of Node.js by running:
nvm install --lts
  1. Check that you have successfully installed Node.js by running:
node -v

You should see a version number like v20.16.0.

  1. Check that you have successfully installed npm by running:
npm -v

You should see a version number like 10.5.0.

πŸ’‘ tip

Using nvm allows you to easily install and manage multiple versions of Node.js on your system. This will help you access projects that use older versions of Node.js.