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Exercise 0: Setup the Project on Your Machine

This exercise will guide you through the process of setting up a development environment. We will install Node.js, download and extract a zip file for a project, install project dependencies using npm, and serve the project using the UI5 tooling.

Step 1: Install Node.js

If it is not already available, the first step is to download and install it from https://nodejs.org/.

We can confirm the installation by opening our terminal or command prompt and typing:

node -v

This command should display the installed version of Node.js.

Step 2: Download and Extract Project Files

Next, we will download the project files contained in a .zip file.

• Download the project files from mdc.tutorial.zip.
• Once the download is complete, navigate to the download location and extract the .zip file.

Step 3: Open the Project Folder

Now, we will open the project folder in our code editor.

• Navigate to the extracted project folder.
• Open the folder in our preferred code editor.

The structure should look like this:

Step 4: Install Project Dependencies

Once the project is open in our code editor, we will install the project dependencies using npm, the Node Package Manager, which was installed alongside Node.js.

• Open a terminal or command prompt in our project's root directory.
• Run the following command:

npm install

This command will read the package.json file in our project and install the necessary dependencies.

Step 5: Serve the Project

Finally, we will serve the project using ui5.

• In the terminal or command prompt at our project's root directory, run the following command:

npm start

This command will start a development server for our project. You can access the development server at http://localhost:8080/index.html and check out the running application! 🚀

Summary

Congratulations, we have successfully set up our development environment and served our project!

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