# Workspace Setup | Full-Stack Google Contacts Clone with Adonis.js/Node.js and Quasar (Vue.js)

**Author:** Ndianabasi Udonkang  
**Published:** 2021-09-10

In this lesson, we will setup the development workspace with Git, Node.js, Visual Studio Code, Yarn, and Quasar CLI for our Google Contacts Clone App.

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## Tags

- [Nodejs](/llms/technical-blog/tag/nodejs.md)
- [Vuejs](/llms/technical-blog/tag/vuejs.md)
- [Full Stack](/llms/technical-blog/tag/full-stack-1.md)
- [Adonisjs](/llms/technical-blog/tag/adonisjs.md)
- [Quasar Framework](/llms/technical-blog/tag/quasar-framework.md)

## Part of Series: [Full-Stack Google Contacts Clone with Node.js (Adonisjs Framework) and Vue.js (Quasar Framework)](/llms/technical-blog/series/clnwu9bc991hiu3wo2vwmw45/full-stack-google-contacts-clone-with-node-js-adonisjs-framework-and-vue-js-quasar-framework.md)

This article is part of the **[Full-Stack Google Contacts Clone with Node.js (Adonisjs Framework) and Vue.js (Quasar Framework)](/llms/technical-blog/series/clnwu9bc991hiu3wo2vwmw45/full-stack-google-contacts-clone-with-node-js-adonisjs-framework-and-vue-js-quasar-framework.md)** series.

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## Article Content

We will begin this project with setting up your Workspace. Basically, you will fork the project template, clone it into development machine (PC), and start the development server.

### Pre-requisites

You should have Git, Microsoft VS Code, and Node.js installed and setup on your PC. If you haven't, do the following:

1. Download and install Git for your environment (Linux, Windows, or macOS). Visit  [here](https://git-scm.com/downloads).
2. Setup your Git environment. Follow  [these instructions](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-First-Time-Git-Setup).
3. [Download and install](https://code.visualstudio.com/download) Microsoft Visual Studio Code (recommended). You are free to use any other IDE of your choice.
4. [Download and Install](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) Node.js. The 14.x.x LTS version is recommended as it is support by most build tools.
5. [Download and install](https://classic.yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install/) Yarn for package management.

### Frontend Setup

Since the lessons with begin with frontend implementations, you should not worry about installing backend tools such as MySQL/PostgreSQL, Redis, etc. You should install the Quasar CLI globally on your machine.

1. Install the Quasar CLI

   ```bash
   yarn global add @quasar/cli
   ```

2. Open VS Code. It should open the terminal at the bottom by default. If it does not open the terminal, click Terminal > New Terminal. Change into the base directory for your development projects. E.g.:
   ```bash
   cd /home/ndianabasi/dev # Linux
   # or
   cd F:\dev #windows
   ```

It is recommended that you use the integrated terminal within VS code for your development. It avoids the unnecessary switching from VS code to a command-line tool.

3. Go to https://github.com/ndianabasi/google-contacts-clone-starter and fork the project.

4. After forking, click on the Code button and copy the forked project URL. It should contain your username.

5. Switch back to VS Code and clone the project into your local machine. This will download or clone the forked project and create a directory: `google-contacts` containing two directories: `ui` and api\`.

   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/your-username/google-contacts-clone-starter.git
   ```

6. Create a VS Code workspace. A VS Code workspace provides a level of control over the configurations/settings of your environment. To ensure that you are following the steps correctly, go to File > Open Folder. Make sure you open the folder containing the `ui` and `api` folders. At this point, create a workspace by going to File > Save Workspace As. In the dialog, enter the name `google-contacts-clone` and save the workspace. Now, when you launch VS Code, you can simply click on the `google-contacts-clone` workspace and the folder will be open with all VS Code settings for the workspace.

7. Change into the `ui` directory under the created `google-contacts-clone-starter` directory. Run the development server. The UI will opened automatically after compilation.
   ```bash
   cd ui
   yarn serve
   ```

The UI should look like this:

![google-contacts-clone-initial-screen.png](https://cdn.ndianabasi.com/site/workspace_setup_full_stack_google_contacts_clone_with_adonis_js_node_js_and_quasar_vue_js_v1631315369386_S_Hh6_Dfzfd9_393cdffa96.png)

If you have the same screen, then everything worked well. Congratulations.

It looks bare, right? You will be responsible for building the entire UI, so brace up.

As a guide for what you will build, open contacts.google.com on your browser to see the desktop version. You can adjust the browser width the see the responsive version of the app. Having some contacts will help explore the interface and functionalities.

Before we wrap up with this lesson, it is important to note that `eslint` is used to enforce code styles on both the frontend (ui) and backend (api) packages. If you are having errors such as:

```text
WARNING in src/layouts/MainLayout.vue:11:13
vue/attributes-order: Attribute "aria-label" should go before "@click".
```

This is a linting warning. You can fix them by running the command below:

```bash
yarn lint --fix
```

In the next lesson, we will discuss the high-level overview of the frontend for the app.


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