Installation

Follow these simple steps to get up and running with Neat.

1. Install NodeJS

Download and install NodeJS as Neat uses NodeJS & npm to manage its dependencies.

node -v

2. Update NPM

Node comes with npm installed so you should have a version of npm. However, npm gets updated more frequently than Node does, so you’ll want to make sure it’s the latest version.

npm install npm@latest -g

3. Install GulpJS

Neat uses GulpJS as its main build system, read more about how we use gulpJS.

npm install -g gulp

4. Install Neat’s dependencies

Navigate to the root /neat directory and run the following command to install our local dependencies listed in package.json.

npm install

5. You’re ready to go

Make sure you are at the root /neat directory and run the following command to run your project.

gulp

Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser, and 🚀

Troubleshooting

If you encounter problems with installing dependencies or running GulpJS commands, first delete the /node_modules directory generated by npm. Then, rerun npm install.