Github user garrensmith commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/couchdb-fauxton/pull/855#discussion_r101925931
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@@ -8,6 +8,45 @@ with the framework you'd need to complete the task.
The [Readme
file](https://github.com/apache/couchdb-fauxton/blob/master/readme.md) has
information about how to get the project running.
+## Contributor quick start
+
+Instructions to get a dev environment up and running as fast as possible:
+
+First, ensure that you have Node and npm installed. You should also have
either CouchDB 2.0+ or PouchDB Server. The easiest to install is PouchDB Server:
+
+```
+npm install -g pouchdb-server
+pouchdb-server --port 5984
+```
+
+Now that we have a CouchDB (or PouchDB Server) up and running, check out
the code:
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/apache/couchdb-fauxton
+cd couchdb-fauxton
+npm install
+```
+
+Next, copy `settings.json.default.json` to `settings.json`. This will be
our local settings file.
+
+In the `settings.json`, under `"development"` -> `"app"`, change the
`"host"` to point to your local CouchDB or PouchDB Server, e.g.:
+
+```js
+"development": {
+ /* ... */
+ "app": {
+ /* ... */
+ "host": "http://localhost:5984";
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Weird. I thought it would default to this port. Is that not the case?
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