From 280aba295ad05278c0186940a8c036d9cba31b02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicholas Kwon Date: Wed, 25 May 2022 14:25:38 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] make instructions more specific --- client/README.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/client/README.md b/client/README.md index 23e5a7049..e0e3b033a 100644 --- a/client/README.md +++ b/client/README.md @@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ ### Setting up the project for the first time? -- Install Node 12. You can use [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) to install this particular version of Node. +- Install [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm). +- Install Node 12: `nvm install 12` +- Switch to using Node 12: `nvm use 12` - From this directory, `npm run setup` to install front end dependencies and create an `.env` file - get a [Mapbox](https://account.mapbox.com/auth/signin/) API token and add that to your `.env` file as the `MAPBOX_TOKEN` -- get the `API_URL` from a team member and add that to your `.env` file +- get the `API_URL` from a team member and add that to your `.env` file. Alternatively, you can [bring up](https://github.com/hackforla/311-data/blob/dev/docs/server_setup.md) your own local server and use that. Setup complete!