Setup

#Setup and Configuration

New to Espresso ?

Espresso is written in pure JavaScript with node.js http://www.nodejs.org/.

To Start with Espresso you have to install node.js first.

**First install node.js **

=== Mac OS X or Linux ===

see description here: http://nodejs.org/#download

• Tested with node 0.2.6

=== Installing node.js on Windows ===

On Windows you need to run node.js in Cygwin Read the instructions here:

https://github.com/ry/node/wiki/Building-node.js-on-Cygwin-%28Windows%29

• Tested with node 0.2.5 on Windows 7

Get Espresso

You can download the latest version of Espresso, containing all need files, from here http://www.the-m-project.net/latest_stable.zip

Or from git. Therefor make sure git is installed on your computer. Open the terminal and type:

  git clone git://github.com/mwaylabs/Espresso.git

Browse into the generated Espresso folder and type:

  node m-init.js -w myFirstProject

3.) Espresso should prompt with:

 style.css generated!
 m-build.js generated!
 m-server.js generated!
 m-gen.js generated!
 config.json generated!
 main.js generated!

Alexanders-MacBook-Pro:Espresso alexander$ cd ..
Alexanders-MacBook-Pro:Arbeit alexander$ cd Apps/

Congratulation, you have installed Espresso, an initialized a new project!

Whats next ?

Check out how to build a HelloWorld Application here: HelloWorld_Application