Pre-reqs

There are only a few things you'll need to get started with BackstopJS

An IDE (integrated development environment)

I'll be using Visual Studio Code in my demo. Follow the link, download, open the file and follow the installation instructions.

Other popular options include Atom and Sublime Text.

To install:

a. Go to this site

b. Click either the Mac installer or the Windows installer depending on which operating system you have.

c. Double click the downloaded file and follow the installation steps.

d. To check it downloaded correctly, open Terminal (if on a Mac) or the Command Prompt (if on Windows) and type:

$ node -v

If you get anything other than a number that looks like v9.0.0, your installation was unsuccessful.

If you'd like a Git and Version Control primer, I recommend this resource. It's free but does require you enter an email address.

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