From 314eeb31d77897603791c2331a4719cac8bd4a38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jesse Alan Johnson Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 11:57:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] documentation update (#2147) --- docs/getting-started/index.md | 17 +++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/getting-started/index.md b/docs/getting-started/index.md index bfd3c70913..abe7776371 100644 --- a/docs/getting-started/index.md +++ b/docs/getting-started/index.md @@ -3,9 +3,22 @@ id: index title: Running Backstage Locally --- +First make sure you are using NodeJS with an Active LTS Release, currently v12. +This is made easy with a version manager such as nvm which allows for version switching. + +```bash +# Checking your version +node --version +> v14.7.0 + +# Adding a second node version +nvm install 12 +> Downloading and installing node v12.18.3... +> Now using node v12.18.3 (npm v6.14.6) +``` + To get up and running with a local Backstage to evaluate it, let's clone it off -of GitHub and run an initial build. First make sure that you have at least node -version 12 installed locally. +of GitHub and run an initial build. ```bash # Start from your local development folder