How can I set up a mean stack app with mean.io which uses angular 1.4 and bower?

Question

I want to code an app in angular 1.4 and for that I came across mean.io the best scaffolding tool presently.But when i downloaded it,i got webpack and tons of various unfamiliar stuff.Please tell me how i can download a mean.io app which uses angular 1.4 or if not then a nice scaffolding tool for angular 1.4 and steps to install it.That would be a great help ! Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

What you can do is head over to the Github page for the mean.io framekwork at this link Mean.io Github version 0.7.0. From there take a look at the read me and scroll follow the instructions.

You'll need to install mongo database on your machine and make sure its running each time you want to run your application. Here is a good link, follow it step by step. MongoDB install - windows

Then you will have to have the latest version of node.js installed. It can be installed here. node js download

You will also need to install the latest version of Git to your machine. It can be installed here Git download

Once the above are done, you will need to navigate to a directory on your computer using the command prompt/terminal and type the following commands. I suggest you go to C:\Users\YourName

npm install -g npm
npm update -g
npm install -g mean-cli
npm install -g bower

They will take some time so be patient.

Then type this command to clone the boilerplate code to your machine

mean init <yourAppTitle>

When that is done change directories into the project folder you just made like this

cd yourAppTitle

Then inside this folder type the following commands to install to your project

npm install
bower install

You may see some warning signs/errors and you can ignore them for now and proceed.

Finally, type this command inside your project folder - this will start your app. Remember to have mongodb running simultaneously or this will not work

gulp

Head over to your browser and type in localhost:3000

You should see the boilerplate code.

If you cannot get Mean.io working you can try installing a different angular scaffold here - angular scaffold. Read through the readme file and you will see steps to install the angular scaffold