Chowdown.io is a tool that helps you create beautiful and mobile-friendly food blogs. In this tutorial, we will go through the step-by-step process of installing Chowdown.io on Windows 11.
Before we begin, you will need the following:
Download and install Git from the official website: https://git-scm.com/downloads.
Open Command Prompt or Windows PowerShell and navigate to the folder where you want to store Chowdown.io.
cd "C:\path\to\folder"
Run the following Git command to clone Chowdown.io from the official repository.
git clone https://github.com/clarklab/chowdown.git
This will download Chowdown.io to your computer.
Navigate to the newly created Chowdown.io folder.
cd chowdown
Install Node.js by downloading and running the installer from the official website: https://nodejs.org/en/download/.
Install the dependencies required for Chowdown.io by running the following command in the Chowdown.io folder:
npm install
This will download and install all the required modules for Chowdown.io.
Start the Chowdown.io server by running the following command:
npm start
This will start the Chowdown.io server and your food blog will be accessible at http://localhost:3000/. You can open this URL in your web browser to see your blog.
You have successfully installed Chowdown.io on your Windows 11 computer. You can now start creating beautiful and mobile-friendly food blogs using Chowdown.io.
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