1. Introduction

2. Run the project locally

3. Deployment

   • Deployment – Run locally
   • Deployment – Live website

4. Credits

   • Media

Creating an interactive particles background with Particles.js

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Install Node.js five-server, a development server with live reload capability.

• To install:

    # Remove live-server (if you have it)
    npm -g rm live-server
  
    # Install five-server
    npm -g i five-server
  

• To update (from time to time)

    # Update five-server
    npm -g i five-server@latest
  

• To run (from your local directory):

    five-server . -p 8000
  

• Plugins for popular code editors Some code editors have plugins which will spawn a simple server on demand.

  • Five Server for Visual Studio Code.
  • Live Server for Visual Studio Code.
  • Live Server for Atom.

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1. Prerequisite:

   • Make sure Node and NPM are installed on your computer. You can download both at nodejs.org (NPM is included in your Node installation).
   • Please see .nvmrc file at the root of particlesjs-first-app repo.
   • Using nvm, a Node Version Manager is recommended as it helps you manage and switch between different Node versions with ease. It provides a command-line interface where you can install different versions with a single command, set a default, switch between them, etc.

2. In GitHub click on the repository nammed particlesjs-first-app

3. Clone the repository locally. Run

     git clone https://github.com/sctlcd/particlesjs-first-app.git
   

4. Install all modules listed as dependencies in package.json

     cd particlesjs-first-app
     npm i 
   

   note: in this app

   • particles.js - JavaScript library for creating particles

5. Install Node.js five-server, a development server with live reload capability.

   • To install:

       # Remove live-server (if you have it)
       npm -g rm live-server
     
       # Install five-server
       npm -g i five-server
     

   • To update (from time to time)

       # Update five-server
       npm -g i five-server@latest
     

   • To run (from your local directory):

       five-server . -p 8000
     

   • Plugins for popular code editors Some code editors have plugins which will spawn a simple server on demand.

     • Five Server for Visual Studio Code.
     • Live Server for Visual Studio Code.
     • Live Server for Atom.

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particlesjs-first-app live website is currently deployed on GitHub pages using the main branch on GitHub. Once you have the project setup locally, you can proceed to deploy it remotely.

1. In GitHub click on your repository to open it.
2. Find the 'settings' tab and click on it.
3. In the left menu select 'Pages'
4. In Build and deployment section, under 'Source' choose a branch Deploy from a branch, under Branch chose main and /(root) then press the Save button
5. Wait a couple of minutes and refresh the page then you will see a URL to your live site.

=> live link: https://sctlcd.github.io/particlesjs-first-app/

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