Set up
Learn how to set up your local environment to develop Angular apps and also how to run this angular project.
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Learn how to set up your local environment to develop Angular apps and also how to run this angular project.
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Before you begin, make sure your development environment includes Node.js®
and an npm package manager.
Angular requires Node.js
version 10.9.0 or later.
To check your version, run node -v
in a terminal/console window.
To get Node.js
, go to .
Angular, the Angular CLI, and Angular apps depend on features and functionality provided by libraries that are available as . To download and install npm packages, you must have an npm package manager.
This setup guide uses the command line interface, which is installed with Node.js
by default.
To check that you have the npm client installed, run npm -v
in a terminal/console window.
Although it's not required, the version control system is highly recommended. First, install the command-line utility from the . For a GUI client, we recommend .
To verify the installation, open a new terminal window and run:
To install the CLI using npm
, open a terminal/console window and enter the following command:
After you have installed the Angular CLI, you have to install all the dependencies required by the project. Each angular project has its own dependencies which are listed on his package.json
file.
Now you have everything installed, you are ready to start building and modifying this angular starter template to create your own and unique app.
You use the to create projects, generate application and library code, and perform a variety of ongoing development tasks such as testing, bundling, and deployment.
Open the project on your preferred .
The coding of the app will happen inside of a code editor. Personally we use , however, many people like . You are free to choose any code editor you like.
This project was generated with the so to build, and serve it on a development server, we will go to the parent directory of your workspace use the following commands:
In your browser, open to see this angular template app run.
When you use the command to build an app and serve it locally, the server automatically rebuilds the app and reloads the page each time you change any of the source files.