Installing Truman

Total Estimated Time: 1-2 hours

The Truman Platform (Truman) is a web application that uses the Node.js framework.

The following pages will help walk you through:

1. Installing the prerequisite software for running Truman,

2. Creating your own project codebase and MongoDB database, and

3. Setting up a local version of your project on your local computer.

At the very end of the tutorial, you should have a running version of the project on your local computer.

Throughout this tutorial, you will be using the Terminal (for Mac) or the Command Prompt (for Windows). To access these:

• On Mac: Click the search “magnifying glass” icon at the top right of your desktop (or use the shortcut: command + spacebar to open up the search field), and enter “terminal” into it and select it.

  
• On Windows: In the Windows search bar, enter "Command Prompt" and select "Run as administrator".