#Developer Quickstart Guide
Please find the instructions below for your operating system and follow the steps to setup your development environment.

##Linux

##OSX
1. Install Homebrew.
  * `ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"`
2. If Homebrew is already installed, update it so it is ready to install new packages.
  * `brew update`
  * `brew upgrade`
3. Install Composer.
  * `brew install composer`
4. Install Node.js & npm.
  * `brew install node`
5. Install PHP & Laravel
  * `brew install php56`
  * *To configure system to use Homebrewed PHP 5.6 instead of pre-installed version:* `open -a TextEdit ~/.bash_profile` and add `export PATH="$(brew --prefix homebrew/php/php56)/bin:$PATH"` to the end of the file
  * `composer global require "laravel/installer=~1.1"`
  * *To add the composer executable to the Path environment, so to that the `laravel` executable can be found:* * `PATH=$PATH:~/.composer/vendor/bin`
6. Install MySQL
  * `brew install mysql`
7. Clone repository.
  * `git clone https://github.com/mi-squared/volunteer-portal.git`
8. Install client dependency packages.
  * `cd volunteer-portal/client`
  * `npm install` or `npm i`

##Windows

#Developer Quickstart Guide
Please find the instructions below for your operating system and follow the steps to setup your development environment.

##Linux

##OSX
1. Install Homebrew.
  * `ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"`
2. If Homebrew is already installed, update it so it is ready to install new packages.
  * `brew update`
  * `brew upgrade`
3. Install Composer.
  * `brew install composer`
4. Install Node.js & npm.
  * `brew install node`
5. Install PHP & Laravel
  * `brew install php56`
  * *To configure system to use Homebrewed PHP 5.6 instead of pre-installed version:*
    * `open -a TextEdit ~/.bash_profile` and add `export PATH="$(brew --prefix homebrew/php/php56)/bin:$PATH"` to the end of the file
  * `composer global require "laravel/installer=~1.1"`
  * *To add the composer executable to the Path environment, so to that the* `laravel` *executable can be found:* 
    * `PATH=$PATH:~/.composer/vendor/bin`
6. Install MySQL
  * `brew install mysql`
7. Clone repository.
  * `git clone https://github.com/mi-squared/volunteer-portal.git`
8. Install client dependency packages.
  * `cd volunteer-portal/client`
  * `npm install` or `npm i`

##Windows

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