Pre-Requisites

npm modules
Make sure you have all the required Node dependencies available:
npm install -g yo gulp-cli generator-angular-fullstack
MongoDB
If you're using MongoDB (which you probably are), you'll have to install it from here. You should then run the mongod process, which is in <install_path>/MongoDB/Server/<version>/bin/. You'll also want a /data/db folder somewhere for Mongo to put your database in. It would be wise to make a script to automate this command, and maybe even run this script on your computer's startup. Example:
#!/bin/bash
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/var/lib/mongo/server/3.2/bin/mongod --dbpath /data/db
node-gyp
node-gyp is a cross-platform command-line tool written in Node.js for compiling native addon modules for Node.js. You'll need it for things like uws.
Read through the Installation section of the node-gyp readme. Basically you'll need Python 2.7, make, and a C/C++ compiler (like GCC on unix, Xcode on OS X, or Visual Studio tools on Windows). To tell npm to use Python 2.7 (if you also have a different version installed), run npm config set python /path/to/executable/python2.7. Here's a snapshot of the instructions from their readme:
On Unix:
python (v2.7 recommended, v3.x.x is not supported)
make
A proper C/C++ compiler toolchain, like GCC​
On Mac OS X:
python (v2.7 recommended, v3.x.x is not supported) (already installed on Mac OS X)
​Xcode​
You also need to install the Command Line Tools via Xcode. You can find this under the menu Xcode -> Preferences -> Downloads
This step will install gcc and the related toolchain containing make
On Windows:
Option 1: Install all the required tools and configurations using Microsoft's windows-build-tools using npm install --global --production windows-build-tools from an elevated PowerShell or CMD.exe (run as Administrator).
Option 2: Install tools and configuration manually:
Visual C++ Build Environment:
Option 1: Install Visual C++ Build Tools using the Default Install option.
Option 2: Install Visual Studio 2015 (or modify an existing installation) and select Common Tools for Visual C++ during setup. This also works with the free Community and Express for Desktop editions.
:bulb: [Windows Vista / 7 only] requires .NET Framework 4.5.1​
Install Python 2.7 (v3.x.x is not supported), and run npm config set python python2.7 (or see below for further instructions on specifying the proper Python version and path.)
Launch cmd, npm config set msvs_version 2015
If the above steps didn't work for you, please visit Microsoft's Node.js Guidelines for Windows for additional tips.
Create a new folder for your project
Make a new directory, and cd into it:
mkdir myapp && cd $_
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