From f610ff7e5fdb2ef2807714205bcc66a20ce35641 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Irina Shestak Date: Thu, 7 May 2020 10:40:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add a note on local windows installation --- README.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b41987af4..95ac44d68 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ npm install npm run local-install ``` +To install this locally on windows: +```shell +npm install +.\node_modules\.bin\vsce.cmd package +code --install-extension ./mongodb-vscode-*.vsix +``` + This will compile and package MongoDB for VS Code into a `.vsix` file and add the extension to your VS Code. If you get an error because the `code` command is not found, you need to install it in your `$PATH`.