Installation

The mean.io docs are designed to give you the tools to be up and running quickly while still providing a good understanding of the technologies used, the design philosophy and usage information. The documentation project is ongoing and never ending so feel free to let us know you feel needs to be added or if there is anything that is not clear. Enjoy!

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MEAN is an acronym for MongoDB, Express, AngularJS, and NodeJS. We need to install some of these before we begin.

PreRequisites

• MongoDB Download and Install mongodb - Checkout their manual if you're just starting
• Node.js - Download and Install Node.js, codeschool has free angular tutorials node and < a href="https://www.codeschool.com/courses/shaping-up-with-angular-js">angular
• git - Get git using a package manager or download it here.

Installation

Installation is a two 2 minute process and will give you all the components you need to get started.

 > sudo npm install -g mean-cli       // Get the mean cmdline
 > sudo npm install -g gulp    // Install gulp command line globally
 > mean init myApp                    // create your first app
 > cd myApp && npm install            // Install dependencies
 > gulp                              // Launch mean

Congratulations! First step towards being a MEAN Developer.