soumyajit4419 / Portfolio

My self coded personal website build with React.js
https://soumyajit.vercel.app/
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IF you can't open or clon the project follow this steps #201

Open kumar-rakshith opened 3 months ago

kumar-rakshith commented 3 months ago

It sounds like you have a set of instructions for cloning a Git repository and running a web application locally. Let's break down the steps:

  1. Clone the Repository:

    • Open your terminal or command prompt.
    • Use the git clone command followed by the repository URL.
    • For example:
      git clone https://github.com/example/repository.git
    • Replace https://github.com/example/repository.git with the actual URL of the repository you want to clone.
  2. Navigate to the Portfolio Folder:

    • Once the cloning process is complete, you should have a folder created on your system.
    • Navigate into that folder using the cd command.
    • For example, if your repository is named portfolio, you would do:
      cd portfolio
  3. Start the Development Server:

    • Inside the portfolio folder, run the npm start command.
    • This assumes that the repository contains a package.json file with scripts defined, typically start for starting the development server.
    • For example:
      npm start
    • This command will typically start a development server and launch your web application.
  4. Access the Website:

    • After running npm start, your terminal will usually provide a local address where the website is hosted, often localhost:3000.
    • Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000.
    • Here, you should see the website running locally on your machine.
  5. Confirmation:

    • Once the development server is running and you can see the website at localhost:3000, you have successfully set up and launched the web application locally.

Make sure you have Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager) installed on your system before running npm start, as they are typically required for JavaScript-based web applications like those built with React or similar frameworks.

If you encounter any errors during these steps, they could be related to missing dependencies or configuration issues specific to the repository you are cloning. In such cases, error messages in your terminal should provide clues on how to resolve them.