Learning Redux

Setting up Angular 2+

We are now going to set up an Angular 2+ project:

1. First of all, we need to install the Angular 2+ command-line tool—ng via npm:

npm install -g @angular/cli

2. Then, we create a new project with ng:

ng new chapter44

The preceding command will create a new directory, set up TypeScript, and install all dependencies via npm.

3. You can now go to the directory (cd chapter44) and launch the server:

ng serve --open

The --open flag means that the ng tool will try to open a browser window automatically. Feel free to omit the flag and open http://localhost:4200 manually.

You should now see the following page:

A basic Angular 2+ ...