- Install node.js – https://nodejs.org and choose the "Current" version. Open the installer and complete the steps.
- Create a new repository in your GitHub account by selecting "Use this template"; call the new repository "week8" and clone/open the new repo in VSCode.
- In VSCode, open a new Terminal window via the menu bar -> Terminal -> New Terminal. In the Terminal, ensure that Node was successfully installed by typing
node -v
. A version number should be returned. - Install the Netlify developer tools. In the terminal window, type
npm install netlify-cli -g
and hit Enter. It should take a couple of minutes. - Type
npm install
to install the rest of the dependencies for this project. - In the terminal window, type
netlify dev
. A browser window should pop up, navigate tohttp://localhost:8888
and show the contents ofindex.html
. - Hit CTRL-C in the terminal window to stop the Netlify Dev server.