Quick start - hardware and software
Workstation set-up
Please follow these instructions very carefully to ensure your environment is ready. You must have the recommended versions of the software packages below to ensure that you can set up and run the Genesis platform successfully.
It's not necessary to have admin rights on your workstation to develop with the Genesis platform, but you might have to check with your System Administrator how to install the required third-party software listed here.
Recommended hardware and software packages
Hardware
- RAM : 32GB minimum
- CPU : 8 Core
- SSD : 250GB
Software packages
| Package | Recommended Version |
|---|---|
| IntelliJ | 2024.1.1 or above |
| Java SDK or JDK (Choose the x64 installer download) | 17 |
| NodeJS | 20 LTS |
| Genesis Intellij plugin (Depending on your runtime environment) | 1.1.1 |
| WSL (Depending on your runtime environment) | 0.1.2 |
| Postman (optional) | 8 |
| npm | 8 |
| Gradle | 8.3 |
| Chrome | 88.0 |
| Kotlin | 1.9.0 |
You can use a range of IDEs (for example, Eclipse) with the Genesis low-code platform, but only IntelliJ enables you to make full use of the Genesis Platform Abstraction Language (GPAL) prompts and error checks in Intellisense - a major accelerator of development speed and accuracy. Genesis strongly recommends using IntelliJ.
Check your versions
First, we need you to check:
If you are using IntelliJ, use its embbeded terminal to check for versions after opening your project for the first time; there could be multiple versions of these tools in your system.
- Run 'node --version' to make sure you have the correct version of node.
- Run 'npm -v' to make sure that you have the correct version of npm.
- Run
npm info @genesislcap/foundation-uito check that you have the correct version of our Foundation UI package. If everything is ok, you should see a response like this:
@genesislcap/genx@xx.xx.x| SEE LICENSE IN license.txt | deps: XX | versions: XXX
Genx CLI
https://github.com/genesislcap/foundation-ui#readme
- Run 'java --version' to make sure you have the correct version of java.
Do you need to set up a proxy?
If you are behind a corporate network, you might need to set up a proxy:
npm config set proxy http://proxy_host:port
npm config set https-proxy https://proxy_host:port
Install the Genx CLI
Install GenX CLI; this is a Genesis tool that enables you to seed projects.
npx -y @genesislcap/genx@latest init myApp
These may be caused by running GenX CLI in a proxy network that uses self-signed or missing certificates.
--insecure flag can be used to skip SSL certificate verification:
npx @genesislcap/genx@latest --insecure
Gradle set-up
- Make sure you have a gradle.properties file inside a .gradle folder in your user directory; this file must contain your unencrypted password:
genesisArtifactoryUser=<your-artifactory-user>
genesisArtifactoryPassword=<your-artifactory-password>
- If you are behind a corporate proxy, make sure you add your proxy settings to the gradle.properties file as well. For example:
systemProp.https.proxyHost=proxy_hostname_here
systemProp.https.proxyPort=proxy_port_here
systemProp.https.proxyUser=your_proxy_user_here
systemProp.https.proxyPassword=your_proxy_password_here
#if behind an NTLM authenticated proxy, add the next line:
#systemProp.https.auth.ntlm.domain=your_network_domain_here
If you are unsure about what settings to use, please contact your IT support.
You can find more information on setting up proxies in the gradle documentation.
The database
By default, the Genesis platform provides an H2 database for local development. This is ideal for your quick start, because no other configuration is required.
But note that the platform supports other Database Technologies and once you start any serious development you will need to configure one of these (it's not a difficult process).
Do not use H2 for serious development or production environments.