Local development and IDE Setup

###Installing dependency packages Navigate a command console to the folder containing the package.json file. Run npm install -g

WebStorm-specific instructions

Create Debug Configurations

1. Add Node.js debug configuration.
2. Set Path to Node App JS File to: index.js
3. Set Environment Variables for COUCH_URL, REDIS_HOST, REDIS_PORT, REDIS_KEY as you did on the server (see installation instructions).

Note: WebStorm is a commercial JavaScript IDE and is not required for CrowdGauge. Although these notes are specific to WebStorm, other IDEs may require similar considerations.