Development environmnet setup for working with WhaleTaleDesigns projects.
- Install VSCode and the Dev Containers extension.
- Clone this project and then open it VSCode.
- Install Docker if you haven't already.
- Open the project in a dev container:
- VSCode should prompt you to do this. If not, open the Command Palette (⌘⇧P) and run
Dev Containers: Open Folder in Container....
- VSCode should prompt you to do this. If not, open the Command Palette (⌘⇧P) and run
- After the dev container has initialized:
- At the end of the dev container's setup log, you should see a newly generated public SSH key in red. Add this key to GitHub.
- This step is optional, but strongly recommended in order to avoid needing to enter your GitHub credentials (or public access key) when running git commands.
- Optional: Customize your terminal prompt using tide, which is already installed for you.
- Clone the app you will be working on into the workspace.
- If you are making a new app, fork the base app as a starting point and then clone that app into the dev container.
- Setup your git name and email:
git config --global user.email "your@email.com"git config --global user.name "Your Name"
- At the end of the dev container's setup log, you should see a newly generated public SSH key in red. Add this key to GitHub.