Setup

Overview

Slate Kit can be setup fairly easily. Most of the dependencies are on Java / Gradle. Also refer to Kotlin for more info.

Required

Installation of Java, Kotlin, Gradle and Slate Kit is fairly easy. We recommend the following installation steps and centralized location for simplicity.

Tech	Version	Instructions
Java	1.8	Install java 1.8.0 to example: /usr/bin/java or C:\tools\Java\jdk1.8.0 Add home env variable: JAVA_HOME=C:\tools\Java\jdk1.8.0 ( Windows )
Kotlin	>= 1.3.21	Install Kotlin via the gradel plugin Add "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.3.21" to your build script
Gradle	>= 3.5	Install Gradle e.g. /usr/local/bin/gradle or c:\tools\gradle ( Windows ) Add /usr/local/bin/gradle or C:\tools\gradle\bin ( Windows) to your system PATH variable. You can also use the gradle-wrapper.jar if you are familiar with gradle

Suggested

The software below is recommended but not required. Slate Kit supports MySql with support for PostGres and Sql Server coming later. Having the MySql Java Connector will help with the sample apps and is also needed for the ORM ( entities ).

Tech	Version	About
IntelliJ	Refer to JetBrains	IDE

Slate Kit CLI

There is a Slate Kit CLI ( command line interface ) application for Mac ( integrated with HomeBrew ) that serves as a project creator.
See Generators for more info