- Ensure that npm(node package manager) is installed on system, this can be done by going to node.js website and installing the latest version, no changes need to be made to the install process
- When installed, open the terminal in code editor (VSCode in this case) and type "node --version" to ensure that node.js is installed
- Enter a directory you would like to start the project in, and using terminal, input "npm init vite #PROJECT-NAME#" to initialize the project
- For the initialization, when prompted to select a framework, select React (React is actually a library)
- Select JavaScript for the variant and Yes to Install with npm if prompted
- Npm may have started the webpage for you, you can check by going to "localhost:5173"
- If it has not, or you wish to run the server after shutting it off, enter "npm run dev" into the terminal, ensure that you are in the directory of the project you created
- Git clone the repository into directory of choosing
- Before running, "npm install" may need to be ran to install neccessary dependencies
- Once dependencies are installed, run server with "npm run dev"