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Workspace Configuration

**NODE Requirements:** Documents assume NODE v16.14.2 LTS is being used.

Github / Repo​

Start by cloning the Materials Marketing Github Repo - https://github.com/Text-Connects/materials_marketing

Installation / Setup​

  1. Open folder in VS Code
  2. Create a new file named - shopify_dist/config.yml
  3. Add Shopify Store Connection credientials to your config.yml
  4. Start TERMINAL
  5. Run the npm install command to install all the required NPM packages.
    NOTE: Github has a package-lock.json file so we all use the same version of our packages.

Development Actions / Workflow​

When working on the materials marketing site, you will want to run a SPLIT Terminal in VS Code. You will want to run the following:

Runs your Theme Kit Watch Command

// Terminal 1

cd shopify_dist
theme watch

Runs webpack and moves all SRC files into the correct folders in shopify_dist

// Terminal 2

npm run dev