From 009508d030f75d9728773dc82a929eb06c1addd0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ritchie Martori Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 13:25:09 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update the Quick Start --- docs/quickstart.md | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/quickstart.md index 1dbecfc3..20be9647 100644 --- a/docs/quickstart.md +++ b/docs/quickstart.md @@ -1,25 +1,59 @@ ###Quick Start -**Step 1** Install the [StrongLoop Suite](#NEED_LINK) +

Step 1

-**Step 2** Create a sample LoopBack application. +> Install the [StrongLoop Suite](#NEED_LINK) + +

Step 2

+ +> Setup the **StrongLoop Suite Sample App**. ```sh -$ slc lb api-example +$ slc example ``` -**Step 3** Run the sample application. + +The command above takes care of cloning the sample app into a new directory +named `sls-sample-app` and installing all of its dependencies. + + +

Step 3

+ +> Run the sample application. ```sh -$ cd loopback-sample-app +$ cd sls-sample-app $ slc run app ``` -**Step 4** Click the button below to open the app in a browser. +

Step 4

-View the Sample App +> Open the app in a browser. -**Step 5** Try out the various REST apis by clicking the button below. +The sample app should now be running at . The homepage of +the sample app lists several sample requests you can make against the LoopBack +REST API. + + +View the Sample App + +

Step 5

+ +> Explore the REST API + +To browse all the sample app's REST APIs, +[open the API explorer](http://localhost:3000/explorer) + +View the +API Explorer + +

Next Steps

+ +> Check out the rest of the StrongLoop Suite. + + - To see the out-of-the-box scaling capability of the Suite, check out the + [StrongNode Quick Start Guide](http://docs.strongloop.com/strongnode#quick-start). + - To see the provided CPU profiling and path trace features, check out the + [StrongOps Quick Start Guide](http://docs.strongloop.com/strongops#quick-start). -Explore the REST APIs ---