Chirpy is an open-source JavaScript compiler and bundler that compiles TypeScript and modern JavaScript code into a single bundle that can be served to your web applications. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install Chirpy on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we start, please ensure that you have the following:
First, we'll update the package repository and install the required packages.
sudo apk update
sudo apk add alpine-sdk nodejs npm
Now that we have the necessary packages installed, let's proceed to install Chirpy.
npm i chirpy --save-dev
This will install Chirpy along with its dependencies in the local node_modules folder.
Chirpy requires a configuration file named .chirpyrc.js to define its settings. We can generate a sample configuration file using the --init flag.
npx chirpy --init
This will create a .chirpyrc.js file in the current directory.
Once the configuration file is created, we can open it in a text editor and modify the settings as per our requirements. By default, Chirpy compiles TypeScript and modern JavaScript code in the src directory and generates a single bundle in the dist directory.
module.exports = {
base: 'src',
output: 'dist',
compilerOptions: {
jsx: 'react',
esModuleInterop: true,
},
};
After configuring Chirpy, we can compile the TypeScript and JavaScript code using the following command:
npx chirpy
This will generate a compiled bundle in the dist directory.
In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps to install Chirpy on Alpine Linux Latest. If you encounter any issues or errors during the installation process, please refer to the Chirpy documentation for further assistance.
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