# Setup
# Requirements
- Linux or macOS (Windows is currently not supported, but help is welcome)
- Chrome (some issues with other browsers)
- A recent version of Docker
- A recent version of Node.js
See the Installing requirements section.
# Installation
Run the following command in your terminal:
npm install -g botfront
When installation is completed, Botfront will propose you to create your first project.
At any time, you can access the Botfront menu to create or run a project by running botfront in your shell.
Congrats, you can skip the rest of this page and go directly to the next tutorial.
# Installing requirements
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This section is only required if you don't have Node.JS or Docker installed on your system. If you have succesfully completed the steps above, you can safely skip this section.
# Install Docker
Just download and execute Docker for macOS or Windows
# Install Node.JS
# Windows
Download and install Node.js
If you have a missing write access to usr/local/lib/node_modules error when installing Botfront, prepend the command with sudo and use your usual password when prompted:
sudo npm install -g botfront
# Mac / Linux
Install Node.js via nvm to avoid permission errors.
- Install NVM
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.34.0/install.sh | bash
then do nvm -V. If you have a command not found error, do touch ~/.bash_profile and repeat the installation (curl ...).
- Install Node.js
nvm install --lts