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Installing the Eclipse Orion Server

Installing the Eclipse Orion Server
Written By
Jeff Cogswell
Jeff Cogswell
Mar 11, 2013
2 minute read
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Installing the Eclipse Orion Server

Installing the Eclipse Orion Server

After installing and running the server, we were presented with a log-in screen that allows us to create a new account or log in.


Ready to Create a New Website

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Once we were logged in, this screen appeared, where we can create a sample starter site, a plug-in, or import a site or file.


Managing Project Folders

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The right side of the screen lets you manage your folders. Here we’re creating a new empty folder.


Browsing Files Within Folders

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The folder has not been created, yet we can browse the files in it.


Creating and Adding Files to Folders

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While inside a folder, we created a new JavaScript file called myfile.js.


The IDE Highlights Code Syntax

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We opened the folder and started creating JavaScript code. Notice the syntax highlighting and the way the editor shows us matching braces.


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Creating Site Projects With Basic Templates

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To create a new project, you can start with an existing template. Here, we’re starting a simple HTML5 site that originates from a zip file containing the template.


Eclipse Orion Provides Many Settings

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There are many settings available. In this screen, we’re setting up the user configuration. This is also where you configure Git integration for this user.


Tracking Plug-In Settings

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The plug-in settings page shows what plug-ins are currently installed and includes configurations for those plug-ins.


Installing Plug-Ins

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To install new plug-ins, you can put in a plug-in URL into the bar. When you install a plug-in from a separate plug-in page, it takes you to this page with the URL filled in.

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