Homework setup

There's a couple things you should set up before the workshop. Experience has shown setting this up during the workshop distracts from exercises.

1. Create a Netlify account go to netlify.com and follow their signup instructions. You shouldn't need to pay.

   1. Install netlify cli Netlify's CLI tool is great. Install it with npm i -g netlify-cli or yarn global add netlify-cli

2. Create a Vercel account go to vercel.com and follow their signup instructions. You shouldn't need to pay.

   1. Install vercel cli Vercel has a fantastic CLI tool. Install it with npm i -g vercel or yarn global add vercel

3. Install gatsby-cli with npm i -g gatsby-cli or yarn global add gatsby-cli

Other housekeeping

After you've created your accounts and configured the CLI tools, make sure your computer can do the following:

1. JavaScript development. Make sure you can run create-react-app something. If that works, your computer has all pre-requisites installed.

2. Git. Just in case you don't have it yet, make sure your computer works with git. We've had folks switch from MacOS to Windows just before the workshop before and then nothing worked. No fun.

3. A text editor. Have an editor set up for JavaScript development. I like VSCode, but anything should do.

I'll be using a Mac and giving instrutions using the terminal. As long as you can follow NPM install and Git instructions, stick with the tools you're used to.