Important: Always run terminal as Administrator (right click a program's icon -> run as admin)

You can also tick the following checkbox: right click cmd icon -> Properties -> Shortcut -> Advanced -> Run As Administrator.

Pyano Installation

Enable viewing hidden files on Windows Explorer

Main Explorer menu -> view -> check both "Hidden items" and "File name extensions"

Install VSCode

https://code.visualstudio.com/download Check all checkboxes during installation

git

Install

https://gitforwindows.org/
When asked, select Use visual studio code as git's default editor. Otherwise, just press "next".

Set config

From terminal:

git config --global user.email "idotavorslab@gmail.com"
git config --global user.name "ITLab"

Install nvm

https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows/releases Extract then install.

Check if installed: run

nvm -v

Should see

Running version <whatever>

Install node.js

nvm install 13.5.0

Check if installed correctly:

nvm list    

Should display 13.5.0

Clone Pyano

cd C:\
git clone https://github.com/idotavorslab/PYANO.git
cd PYANO

This will take a while because of the piano samples (lots of audio files).

Set local node version

From within PYANO root folder (that's C:\PYANO)

nvm use 13.5.0

Should see Now using node v13.5.0 (64-bit).

Check versions:

node -v

Should see v13.5.0.

npm -v

Should see 6.13.4.

Install Pyano

From within PYANO root folder:

npm install --save-exact

This may take a while. Then run:

git checkout node_modules/pyano_local_modules

Should see Updated <around 40> paths from the index

Install Python (3.7.6)

https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-376/

(specifically for windowsx64bit: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.7.6/python-3.7.6-amd64.exe)

Make sure to check Add python to PATH and press Customize installation. Next -> Tick all checkboxes -> Next -> ... -> until done.

Check installation:

Close and re-open terminal (as admin), then:

python

Should see >>> Python 3.7.6.

To exit press Ctrl+Z then Enter.

Install virtualenv

pip install virtualenv

Check if installed correctly:

virtualenv --version

Should see:

virtualenv <whatver> from c:\program files\python37\lib\site-packages\virtualenv\__init__.py

(Or something similar)

Install Pyano's python virtual environment

Create virtualenv

cd C:\PYANO\src\engine
virtualenv env

Should see something like: Then, run

env\scripts\activate

Check if ok:

pip list -v

Should see:

Install requirements

Still from C:\PYANO\src\engine:

1st step

pip install -r requirements.txt

May take a while, get yourself a coffe. If it looks stuck after 5+ minutes, try pressing Enter to refresh the terminal GUI.

2nd step

pip install -e .

Now check:

pip list -v

Should see:

Install ffmpeg

https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/win64/static/ffmpeg-4.2.2-win64-static.zip

If it's broken, then try:

https://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/

Create dir: C:\ffmpeg Open the zip file you downloaded, double click the only dir, copy the content into C:\ffmpeg. Result:

Running Pyano

cd C:\PYANO
npm start

Troubleshooting

If Pyano seems stuck on launch, or loads only partially, quit Pyano.

Check for missing files

In a new terminal, go to C:\PYANO and run:

git status

If it looks like this: run

git checkout node_modules/pyano_local_modules

then run git status again to check if the deleted files are back.

Note: don't worry about other files being modified or even deleted, especially config files or subject data. Just things under node_modules are important.

Check terminal

Change to dev mode

Open DevTools via Ctrl+Y (if nothing happens, try alt-tabbing out and back in once to Pyano, then try Ctrl+Y again).

Shouldn't see any reds.