docs: add npm install to getting started instructions

[sentience]

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[paulrobertlloyd]

Hi @sentience; npm install shouldn’t be needed; using npm create indiekit [directory] will install the required dependencies as part of that initiation process (you will be asked to download and install create-indiekit if I remember correctly).

Did you try this, or did it not work?

[sentience]

Doesn't work for me. This is what I get with a fresh clone:

❯ npm create indiekit indiekit
sh: create-indiekit: command not found
npm ERR! code 127
npm ERR! path /Users/kyank/code/indiekit
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c -- create-indiekit indiekit

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /Users/kyank/.npm/_logs/2022-12-26T11_26_16_970Z-debug-0.log

[paulrobertlloyd]

That's odd. What versions of npm and node are installed?

[sentience]

❯ node --version
v18.12.1

❯ npm --version
8.19.2

[rmdes]

I had to npm install prior to being able to do npm create indiekit (directory)

[paulrobertlloyd]

Interesting. I'm not sure that's how npm initialisation packages are meant to work (requiring npm install beforehand) but maybe I'm missing something. Will investigate!

[paulrobertlloyd]

Am finding this issue hard to replicate.

When I type the following:

npm create indiekit my-project

I get the following:

Need to install the following packages:
  [email protected]
Ok to proceed? (y) 

That package is installed, before the question flow starts. After answering the questions, the directory and files are created. I’ve deleted all npm caches and reinstalled Node.

Note, this command should be run independent of cloning any repo or any other setup. What steps did you follow? How did you install Node? What platform are you using? This one has me stumped at the moment…