How to install CodeWolf on Windows

Before you start

These are one-time installs. If you have used PowerShell before, you may have them already — the first step checks.

1. 1

   Install Git

   Run the installer, then reopen PowerShell.

   Open installer ↗

   You know this worked when: Git responds with a version number

2. 2

   Install Node LTS

   Run the LTS installer, then reopen PowerShell.

   Open download ↗

   You know this worked when: Node responds with a version number

Install CodeWolf

1. 3

   Open PowerShell

   Keep it open beside this page.

   You know this worked when: PowerShell is open

2. 4

   Check Git and Node

   Git and the current Node LTS are required.

   Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), then press Enter.

   Copy the command for step 4

   git --version
   node --version

   You know this worked when: Git and Node respond with version numbers

3. 5

   Copy CodeWolf to this PC

   Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), then press Enter. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

   Copy the command for step 5

   cd ~
   if [ ! -d codewolf/.git ]; then
   git clone https://github.com/za3ter123/codewolf.git
   fi

   You know this worked when: A codewolf folder appears

4. 6

   Open the CodeWolf folder

   Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), then press Enter. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

   Copy the command for step 6

   cd ~
   cd codewolf

   You know this worked when: Your terminal prompt is inside the codewolf folder

5. 7

   Use the reviewed version

   Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), then press Enter. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

   Copy the command for step 7

   cd ~/codewolf
   git checkout dbd328b9b2b6f8339697b660c0edf7b93cd175b4

   You know this worked when: Git reports the reviewed commit

6. 8

   Install dependencies

   Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), then press Enter. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

   Copy the command for step 8

   cd ~/codewolf
   npm.cmd install && npm run build

   You know this worked when: The command finishes without an error

7. 9

   Try CodeWolf

   Keep PowerShell open.

   Type this into PowerShell (not Command Prompt), then press Enter. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

   Copy the command for step 9

   cd ~/codewolf
   npm.cmd start

   You know this worked when: CodeWolf opens

8. 10

   Try it

   CodeWolf should be open and ready to use.

   You know this worked when: CodeWolf works

If something goes wrong

Nothing here can damage your computer, and every step can be run again safely. If a command fails, the usual cause is the step before it not having finished.

Still stuck? Tell us what happened and we will fix the guide. Include the step number and we can usually reproduce it.