How to Install Espial on Windows 10

Espial is a simple and lightweight bookmark manager that allows you to organize your bookmarks and easily share them with others. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Espial on a Windows 10 computer.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

• A Windows 10 computer
• A web browser (Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge)
• Git installed on your computer. You can download Git from https://git-scm.com/download/win.

Installing Espial

1. Open a web browser and go to https://github.com/jonschoning/espial to download the Espial source code.

2. Click on the "Code" button and then click on "Download ZIP" to download the source code.

3. Extract the downloaded ZIP file to a folder of your choice.

4. Open a Command Prompt or PowerShell window by pressing the Windows key + R, typing "cmd" or "powershell", and pressing enter.

5. Navigate to the directory where you extracted the Espial source code by running the following command:

cd <directory path>

For example, if you extracted the source code to the "Downloads" folder, type:

cd C:\Users\<your username>\Downloads\espial-master

6. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

npm install

This will install all the required packages and dependencies for Espial to run.

7. Run Espial by running the following command:

npm start

This will start the Espial server and launch the Espial web application in your default web browser.

8. You can access Espial by navigating to http://localhost:3000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Espial on your Windows 10 computer! You can now start organizing and sharing your bookmarks using this lightweight bookmark manager.

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