Workbench on Windows

While Windows is not an officially-supported platform, it can be used to run Workbench with the proper tweaks. This page aims to collect some of the general knowledge and lessons that have been unearthed by Windows users.

Installation

Both Node and and git are available for Windows. The most difficult task seems to be updating the PATH environment variable.

Open the Command Prompt window by clicking the Start button, clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, and then clicking Command Prompt. From there things will look similar to Linux, Unix, or Mac OS X.

~ $ git clone https://github.com/patrickoleary/workbench.git
~ $ cd workbench
~/workbench $ npm install
~/workbench $ grunt init
~/workbench $ grunt
~/workbench $ grunt serve
# => Now browse to http://localhost:8081

Browser

Workbench requires a modern browser. Instead of worrying about which version of IE is modern, simply install the latest Firefox or 64bit Chrome browser. You’ll be happy you did.

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