#MGT-656 Website
This is the website for MGT656 at Yale SOM. The project was created using the MEAN.JS Yoeman Generator: a full-stack JavaScript skaffold, which provides a solid starting point for MongoDB, Node.js, Express, and AngularJS based applications.
Before you begin we recommend you read about the basic building blocks that assemble a MEAN.JS application:
- MongoDB - Go through MongoDB Official Website and proceed to their Official Manual, which should help you understand NoSQL and MongoDB better.
- Express - The best way to understand express is through its Official Website, particularly The Express Guide; you can also go through this StackOverflow Thread for more resources.
- AngularJS - Angular's Official Website is a great starting point. You can also use Thinkster Popular Guide, and the Egghead Videos.
- Node.js - Start by going through Node.js Official Website and this StackOverflow Thread, which should get you going with the Node.js platform in no time.
Make sure you have installed all these prerequisites on your development machine.
- Node.js - Download & Install Node.js and the npm package manager, if you encounter any problems, you can also use this Github Gist to install Node.js.
- MongoDB - Download & Install MongoDB, and make sure it's running on the default port (27017).
- Bower - You're going to use the Bower Package Manager to manage your front-end packages, in order to install it make sure you've installed Node.js and npm, then install bower globally using npm:
$ npm install bower
- Grunt - You're going to use the Grunt Task Runner to automate your development process, in order to install it make sure you've installed Node.js and npm, then install grunt globally using npm:
$ npm install grunt-cli
You can also use Git to directly clone this repository:
$ git clone [email protected]:mgt656/mgt656-website.git
This will clone the latest version of the MGT-656 repository to a mgt656-website folder.
Note: As the repo is set to private on Yale's github account, it is important to use your NetID/password rather than your Github login credentials.
From scratch with MacOS here is Kyle's quick and dirty guide to setup dev environment:
install Homebrew by typing:
ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
brew install node brew install mongodb
Then you should be able to checkout code, CD into the directory containing code
The next thing you should do is install the Node.js dependencies. The code comes with a package.json file that contains the list of modules you need to start the application, to learn more about the modules installed visit the NPM & Package.json section.
To install Node.js dependencies you're going to use npm again, in the application folder run this in the command-line:
$ npm install
This command does a few things:
- First it will install the dependencies needed for the application to run.
- If you're running in a development environment, it will then also install development dependencies needed for testing and running your application.
- Finally, when the install process is over, npm will initiate a bower install command to install all the front-end modules needed for the application
Then:
./node_modules/.bin/bower install
After the install process is over, you'll be able to run your application using Grunt, just run grunt default task:
$ grunt
[or perhaps ./node_modules/.bin/grunt]
Your application should run on the 3000 port so in your browser just go to http://localhost:3000
That's it! your application should be running by now, to proceed with your development check the other sections in this documentation. If you encounter any problem try the Troubleshooting section.
(The MIT License)
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