Getting Started

The easiest way to get started is by downloading the blvd command line interface.

Downloading Node

The first thing you'll need is Node, which can be found at nodejs.org. Follow the download and install instructions - it's pretty easy on most platforms.

Using npm

Install the blvd cli by opening up any command line interface after you've installed node and running:

npm install -g blvd

We also highly recommend using Yarn for dependency management. It can be downloaded and installed from yarnpkg.com. All the following examples will use Yarn in lieu of npm, but if you know your way around npm you should be able to use equivalent commands there.

Creating a project

Create a new blvd project by opening an empty directory and running:

blvd init

Boulevard will walk you through a couple of simple setup steps, and then you'll have your first project. To learn more about what it all means, go to the next article.