General Installation

Here you get instructions to install LaserWeb3 on different platforms.

###LaserWeb consists of two parts:

• Backend: A node-server which serves the webpage for LaserWeb and is a bridge for frontend to USB (serial) communication.
• Frontend: The LaserWeb web-application which should be opened in Google Chrome (or Chromium) browser.

###Requirement

• LaserWeb needs Nodejs v6.x LTS to run:
  Go to https://nodejs.org/en/download for download and install instructions for your platform.
• You need Git to download and update LaserWeb:
  Go to https://git-scm.com/download for download an install instructions for your platform.
• You should have Google Chrome (or Chromium) browser to run LaserWeb:
  Go to https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html for download and install instructions for your platform.

###Install LaserWeb3 Open a command window and enter the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/LaserWeb/LaserWeb3.git
cd LaserWeb3
npm install
node server.js

If you get errors on ´npm install´ or node server.js you could try npm install serialport. If you are on linux, you could also try apt-get install build-essentials and then again npm install. If that still doesn't work, open an issue.

###Update LaserWeb

git pull

###Start the server Navigate to the folder, where LaserWeb is installed and type cd
node server.js

###Run LaserWeb Open Chrome (or Chromium) and navigate to the address localhost:8000 You should now see the LaserWeb application.