Setting up FCC on Windows

kirubiel · March 20, 2019, 4:57pm

Hey guys. I was trying to set up the local environment for FCC. Seeing the installation guides though I see that I can’t install Docker because I’m on Windows 10 Home. I tried Docker Toolbox but that is now legacy and they only offer Kitematic. Kitematic won’t install even though I have the requirements (VirtualBox, Docker Machine (It’s stuck on that now)). So…

Is there another way? Thanks.

chuckadams · March 20, 2019, 5:26pm

The old directions that predate the docker workflow should still work:

github.com

freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/blob/master/docs/how-to-setup-freecodecamp-locally.md

# Set up freeCodeCamp locally

As of 8 March 2019, please consider helping us test our new guide on how to [setup freeCodeCamp locally using Docker](/docs/how-to-setup-freecodecamp-locally-using-docker.md) instead of using this guide. It *should* result in fewer or no error but we won't know until enough devs try it.

Follow these guidelines for getting freeCodeCamp locally on your system. This is highly recommended if you want to be contributing regularly.

Some of the contribution workflows, like previewing pages for the guide or the coding challenges, debugging and fixing bugs in codebase, requires you to have freeCodeCamp running locally.

## Fork the repository on GitHub

['Forking'](https://help.github.com/articles/about-forks/) is a step where you get your own copy of freeCodeCamp's main repository (a.k.a _repo_) on GitHub.

This is essential, because this way you are able to work on your copy of freeCodeCamp on GitHub, or download it for working locally. Later, you will be able to request changes to be pulled into the main repository via a pull request.

> **ProTip:**
> The main repository at `https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp` is often referred to as `upstream` repository.
> Your fork at `https://github.com/YOUR_USER_NAME/freeCodeCamp` is often referred to as `origin` repository.

**Follow these steps to fork the `https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp` repository:**

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kirubiel · March 20, 2019, 6:20pm

Thanks I will check it out.

kirubiel · March 21, 2019, 9:16pm

I am getting this error at npm run seed

internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:605
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module '../rev-manifest'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:603:15)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:529:25)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:657:17)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:22:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:/Users/slenssen/Documents/GitHub/freeCodeCamp/server/middlewares/jade-helpers.js:2:1)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:721:30)
    at loader (C:\Users\slenssen\Documents\GitHub\freeCodeCamp\node_modules\babel-register\lib\node.js:144:5)
    at Object.require.extensions.(anonymous function) [as .js] (C:\Users\slenssen\Documents\GitHub\freeCodeCamp\node_modules\babel-register\lib\node.js:154:7)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:620:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560:12)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:552:3)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:657:17)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:22:18)
    at requireNodeOrEsModule (C:\Users\slenssen\Documents\GitHub\freeCodeCamp\node_modules\loopback-boot\lib\require.js:7:17)
    at C:\Users\slenssen\Documents\GitHub\freeCodeCamp\node_modules\loopback-boot\lib\executor.js:351:19
    at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! freecodecamp@0.1.0 seed: `node seed/index.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the freecodecamp@0.1.0 seed script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\slenssen\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2019-03-21T21_14_21_443Z-debug.log

Nirajn2311 · March 28, 2019, 6:33pm

@kirubiel Here are the new docs for docker setup of FCC.

github.com

freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/blob/master/docs/how-to-setup-freecodecamp-locally-using-docker.md

# Set up freeCodeCamp locally using Docker

Follow these guidelines for getting freeCodeCamp locally on your system. This is highly recommended if you want to be contributing regularly.

Some of the contribution workflows, like previewing pages for the guide or the coding challenges, debugging and fixing bugs in codebase, require you to have freeCodeCamp running locally.

This guide is new as of 8 March 2019 and we would appreciate if you can use it and let us know how well (or not) it worked for you. You can let us know in our [contributor's chat room](https://gitter.im/freeCodeCamp/Contributors).

This new setup procedure *should* result in fewer or no errors during the setup process and make it easier for you. We use Docker to install and run many of the software dependencies which means that you don't have to install things like MongoDB or MailHog on your computer or worry about getting those versions right.

## Fork the repository on GitHub

['Forking'](https://help.github.com/articles/about-forks/) is a step where you get your own copy of freeCodeCamp's main repository (a.k.a _repo_) on GitHub.

This is essential, because this way you are able to work on your copy of freeCodeCamp on GitHub, or download it for working locally. Later, you will be able to request changes to be pulled into the main repository via a pull request.

> **ProTip:**
> The main repository at `https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp` is often referred to as `upstream` repository.
> Your fork at `https://github.com/YOUR_USER_NAME/freeCodeCamp` is often referred to as `origin` repository.

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kirubiel · March 29, 2019, 7:03am

No that ain’t gonna work for me. Docker doesn’t run on Windows 10 Home.

Nirajn2311 · March 29, 2019, 8:00am

That’s why they made docker-toolbox for Windows 10 Home. Give it a try.

kirubiel · March 29, 2019, 8:22am

It’s deprecated. It’s replacement is Kitematic but even though I have completed the requirements it still won’t install.

Nirajn2311 · March 29, 2019, 8:41pm

Have you tried using WSL?

kirubiel · March 29, 2019, 8:57pm

No I haven’t. What is that?