quick-start.md

Quick Start

Install SocketStream as a global package:

npm install -g socketstream

Create a new app in your workspace (socketstream -h for options):

socketstream new my-app

You should see something like the following:

Success! Created app 'my-app' with:
 ✓ Basic chat demo (-m for minimal install)
 ✓ Javascript example code (-c if you prefer CoffeeScript)
 ✓ Plain HTML for views (-j if you prefer Jade)
 ✓ Plain CSS (-s if you prefer Stylus, -l for Less)
Next, run the following commands:
   cd my-app
   [sudo] npm install
To start your app:
   node app.js

To install the app and start it:

cd my-app
npm install
npm start

Open your favorite development browser at http://localhost:3000/ and start hacking!

For a more comprehensive guide, continue with our documentation →