Required dependencies
- nodejs >= v18
- pnpm
- git
- github
Install nodejs
From the nodejs official website download and install the latest version then use the following commands to check whether the installation was successful
node -v
npm -v
Install pnpm
Once you have installed nodejs, install pnpm with the following command
npm i -g pnpm
Check whether the pnpm installation was successful
pnpm -v
Register on GitHub
Go to the GitHub website, click 'sign up' and follow the instructions to create an account
Install git
Download and install from the official git website. If you are using linux or macOS then it may be pre-installed.
Run the following to check if installation was successful
git --version
Finally set your local username and commit email address
git config --global user.name "FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME"
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
For further details on how to use git together with GitHub, please refer to the official GitHub documentation