Wizeline Academy: Alexa Skill Workshop

Hi! Welcome to Wizeline Academy: Alexa Skill Workshop.

To ensure a better workshop experience, please make sure you complete the prerequisites listed on this document before the event.

Prerequisites

Before the workshop, complete the following tasks:

• Create an AWS Personal account
• Create an Amazon Developer Account
• Install Node.js
• Install Git

Create an AWS Personal Account

To create an AWS Personal Account:

1. Go to AWS Sign In.
2. Enter your email or mobile number.
3. Select I am a new user.
4. Click Sign in using our secure server.
   The Login Credential page appears.
5. Enter your name, email addres, and password.
6. Click Create account.
   The Amazon Web Services Sign Up page appears.
7. Enter the requiered information to complete your sign up.

To test your AWS Personal Account:

1. Go to Amazon Web Services.
2. Select My Account > AWS Management Console from the top menu bar.
3. Enter your email.
4. Click Next.
5. Enter your password.
6. Click Sign In.

Create an Amazon Developer Account

To create an Amazon Developer's account, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Amazon Developer site.
2. On the top menu, click Sign In
3. Click Create your Amazon Developer account or visit this link.
4. Enter your name, email, and password.
5. Click Create your Amazon Developer account.
6. Enter the requiered information to complete your registration.

To test your Amazon Developer's account:

1. Access the [Amazon Developer's site]https://developer.amazon.com/
2. Click Sign In from the top menu.
3. Fill in your email, and password.
4. Click the Sign In button.

Install Node.js

We recommend you install v6.10.3 of Node.js. This is to avoid conflicts with Amazon Lambda.

OS X or Windows

To install Node.js using OS X or Windows, use on of the installers from Node.js download page.

Linux

To install Node.js using Linux, NodeSource's binary distributions.

To test your installation:

1. Open your system's console.
2. To get the version of Node.js, run node -v. The version number should be 6.10.3.

Install Git

To install Git on your console, follow this tutorial.

Note: If you’re new to Git, don’t worry, we will cover everything you need to know during the workshop. Also, here is a cheat sheet from GitHub to get started. To test your installation:

1. Change to the directory you want to use to download the Alexa Skill Workshop repository. For example,

   cd Documents
   

2. In your command line, run git clone https://github.com/wizelineacademy/alexa-workshop.git. You should be able to see the Alexa Skill Workshop files in your computer.

If you prefer using a visual application for Git, we recommend GitHub Desktop.