install Git (https://git-scm.com/downloads)
install VSCode (https://code.visualstudio.com/Download)
install NodeJS (https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
open VSCode in admin mode
open a powershell terminal window (ctrl + ') - all commands below are used within the terminal
clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/civicreactor/Civic-Reactor-App.git
open the folder in VSCode
install Ionic (https://ionicframework.com/docs/intro/installation/)
npm install -g ionic cordova
install nope-gyp (https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#on-windows)
npm install -g --production windows-build-tools
npm i @ionic/cloud-angular
npm i ng2-cordova-oauth
npm i --save lodash plugin add cordova-plugin-geolocation
npm i --save @ionic-native/core @ionic-native/geolocation
npm i
ionic serve
if you have VS installed and not building due to "CL.exe":
npm config set msvs_version 2017 -g