Thanks to Andrew Brown for this HOWTO.
Step 1: Install Software
For Apostrophe 2 to work on Windows you need to install:
- Git
- Node & NPM
- MongoDB
- Imagemagick (for image manipulation- required by Apostrophe)
To install git go to Git - Downloads and download the appropriate version. Be sure when asked about adjusting your path environment you select "Use Git from the Windows Command Prompt."
To install Node go to http://nodejs.org/ and click install. Keep all settings the same and it will also put node and npm into your environmental variables.
To install MongoDB go to Downloads - MongoDB and select the proper download for your computer. Be sure to select 32 or 64 bit depending on your system. Follow all of the prompts.
In your C: drive folder create a folder called "data". You can do that from the command prompt:
mkdir c:\data
This is where mongodb will store its database. Also be sure to place mongodb into your environmental variables.
Environmental variables are accessible by clicking:
Start Menu > right click "computer" > select "properties" > select "advanced system settings" from the left menu > select "environmental variables" from the bottom of the advanced tab > in the system variables section scroll down until you see the path variable > select path and click edit > add the location of the bin folder in your mongodb installation (i.e. mine is C:\Program Files\MongoDB 2.6 Standard\bin)
Click OK and close out of all windows.
NOTE: Ensure you separate distinct folders in the PATH with a semicolon.
Now when you type mongod at the command prompt you will start up your mongodb database. Be sure to leave that running.
To install Imagemagick go to: ImageMagick : Windows Downloads and download the latest version. Ensure that add environmental variables to system path is checked during the installation process.
Step 2
NOTE: Be aware of the differences in syntax between Mac OS and Windows terminals. cp translates to copy, rm to del, etc.
Otherwise, the tutorial provided by Apostrophe: Getting Started can be followed in Step 2.
NOTE: before you reset your database ensure that it is running by entering the command mongod at a shell prompt and leaving it running, if you have not already done this.
NOTE: If running node app gives you an error that relates to EPERM and permissions, a quick fix is to run the cmd prompt as an admin user and these should go away.
Step 3
This can also be closely follows as stated in the getting started guide but note that rm -rf .git means del .git for windows users.
Hope this helps and gets you started with Apostrophe development on windows.