If this is your first time installing the Nextmv CLI, ensure that your system's environment is set up correctly for a smooth installation. If you are using a Linux or MacOS machine, you should be able to jump right in, Windows users will need to follow a few extra steps.
Windows users
WSL
Install WSL for Windows. You can find the installation instructions here. We recommend using Ubuntu.
GCC
If this is your first time installing WSL, you may receive an error when running a Nextmv template stating that you need gcc installed. In order to do so, you have to run:
All Users
VSCode
While not required, we recommend all users install VSCode as their code editor and the VSCode Go Extension. Windows users would also need to install the VSCode wsl extension.
Install the Nextmv CLI
For information about installing and configuring the Nextmv CLI checkout the steps described in the 5-minute getting started experience. To test that the Nextmv CLI is correctly configured, you can optionally run the following command on your terminal. It will get some files that are necessary to work with the Nextmv Platform. You can see the expected output as well.
If you have any questions, please contact support