Setup computer

On this page you can find everything needed to get up and running with your first app developed for Scifeon.

Before you begin

To complete this tutorial, you’ll need the following:

• Your favourite IDE or text editor - we recommend Visual Studio Code
• Port 5000 free on your system
• NodeJS
• Git for versioning code
• The Scifeon CLI tool

Setting up your development environment

1. Install NodeJS

1. Download NodeJS - we recommend the latest version, but LTS will suffice
2. Install NodeJS on your computer
3. Verify that NodeJS and NPM has been installed by opening a Command Prompt (+R, type cmd and press Enter) and enter node -v and npm -v. You should see something similar to this:

2. Install the Scifeon CLI

1. Open a Command Prompt (on Windows: +R, type cmd and press Enter) and type npm install @scifeon/sdk -g and press Enter.
2. Verify that Scifeon CLI is install by entering scifeon-cli -v. You should see something similar to this:

C:\Users\User>scifeon-cli -v
0.75.0

For further reference, see the documentation for Scifeon CLI.

3. Install Git and VSCode

Go to the links found above and install Git and VSCode.

Next step: Create your first app

You are now ready to start developing your first app: Click here to learn how to create and run your first App!