Week 0 | Day 1

Getting Started

Get started by installing the required softwares.

VS Code - Code Editor
Node.js version 18 or above:
- When installing Node.js, you are recommended to check all checkboxes related to dependencies.
- Install a VS Code Extension called Quokka.js
Postman - API testing platform
Git - Git CLI
A browser

caution

To move forward, verify if Node.js has been installed correctly.

To check if the installation is successful, The following commands should result in something similar to the below.

node --version

npm --version

Open Powershell and Run as administrator.
Run the following command in Powershell to enable running of node apps.
```
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
```
Type in Y to continue

Install Angular, by running the following command in your terminal. This can be run anywhere, you don't have to be in a particular folder.
```
npm install -g @angular/cli
```
The -g flag installs the package globally so that you can run it from anywhere
Install firebase tools, by running the following command in your terminal. This can be run anywhere, you don't have to be in a particular folder.
```
npm install -g firebase-tools
```
Install NestJS, by running the following command in your terminal. This can be run anywhere, you don't have to be in a particular folder.
```
npm install -g @nestjs/cli
```

Congratulations, you have completed the prerequisite setup for the course 🎉