02-getting-started.md.erb

---
title: Getting Started
slug: getting-started
date: 0002/01/01
number: 2
contents: Install Meteor & Meteorite.|Learn about the 5 types of Meteor packages.|Setup the file structure of your Meteor app.
paragraphs: 49
---

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~~~bash
$ curl https://install.meteor.com | sh
~~~

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<% note do %>

### *Not* Installing Meteor

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### Meteorite

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### Installing Meteorite

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- [Node download site](http://nodejs.org/download/)
- [Git download site](http://git-scm.com/downloads)

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~~~bash
$ npm install -g meteorite
~~~

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### Permission errors?

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~~~bash
$ sudo -H npm install -g meteorite
~~~

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  ### `mrt` vs `meteor`
  
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### Creating a Simple App

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~~~bash
$ mrt create microscope
~~~

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~~~bash
microscope.css  
microscope.html 
microscope.js   
smart.json 
~~~

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~~~bash
$ cd microscope
$ meteor
~~~

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<%= screenshot "2-1", "Meteor's Hello World." %>

<%= commit "2-1", "Created basic microscope project." %>

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### Adding a Package

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~~~bash
$ mrt add bootstrap
~~~

<%= commit "2-2", "Added bootstrap package." %>

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### A Note on Packages

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### The File Structure of a Meteor App

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### Is Meteor MVC?

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### No public?

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### Underscores vs CamelCase

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### Taking Care of CSS

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~~~css
.grid-block, .main, .post, .comments li, .comment-form {
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 3px;
    padding: 10px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}
body {
    background: #eee;
    color: #666666;
}
.navbar { margin-bottom: 10px }
.navbar .navbar-inner {
    border-radius: 0px 0px 3px 3px;
}
#spinner { height: 300px }
.post {
    *zoom: 1;
    -webkit-transition: all 300ms 0ms;
    -webkit-transition-delay: ease-in;
    -moz-transition: all 300ms 0ms ease-in;
    -o-transition: all 300ms 0ms ease-in;
    transition: all 300ms 0ms ease-in;
    position: relative;
    opacity: 1;
}
.post:before, .post:after {
    content: "";
    display: table;
}
.post:after { clear: both }
.post.invisible { opacity: 0 }
.post .upvote {
    display: block;
    margin: 7px 12px 0 0;
    float: left;
}
.post .post-content { float: left }
.post .post-content h3 {
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.4;
    font-size: 18px;
}
.post .post-content h3 a {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-right: 5px;
}
.post .post-content h3 span {
    font-weight: normal;
    font-size: 14px;
    display: inline-block;
    color: #aaaaaa;
}
.post .post-content p { margin: 0 }
.post .discuss {
    display: block;
    float: right;
    margin-top: 7px;
}
.comments {
    list-style-type: none;
    margin: 0;
}
.comments li h4 {
    font-size: 16px;
    margin: 0;
}
.comments li h4 .date {
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: normal;
}
.comments li h4 a { font-size: 12px }
.comments li p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0 }
.dropdown-menu span {
    display: block;
    padding: 3px 20px;
    clear: both;
    line-height: 20px;
    color: #bbb;
    white-space: nowrap;
}
.load-more {
    display: block;
    border-radius: 3px;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    text-align: center;
    height: 60px;
    line-height: 60px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.load-more:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}
~~~
<%= caption "client/stylesheets/style.css" %>

<%= commit "2-3","Re-arranged file structure." %>

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### A Note on CoffeeScript

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`mrt add coffeescript`

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