See chem
# install dependencies in ubuntu
# for other OSes see https://github.com/LearnBoost/node-canvas/wiki/
sudo apt-get install libcairo2-dev libgif-dev
# start with an nearly-empty project such as an empty directory or a
# freshly created project from github with only a .git/ and README.md.
cd my-project
# init the project with chem-cli
npm install chem-cli
./node_modules/.bin/chem init
# the `dev` command will run a development server which will automatically
# recompile your code, generate your spritesheets, and serve your assets.
npm run dev
# see more commands
./node_modules/.bin/chem