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Setting Up Soroban Development Environment on Windows: A Step-by-Step Guide

Soroban is an open-source Japanese abacus simulator that can be used for practicing mental arithmetic. Here are the steps to set up the Soroban development environment on Windows:

Install Git: Download the Git installer for Windows from the official website (https://git-scm.com/downloads) and run the executable file to install it.

Install Node.js: Download the Node.js installer for Windows from the official website (https://nodejs.org/en/download/) and run the executable file to install it.

Clone the Soroban repository: Open the Command Prompt or Git Bash and navigate to the directory where you want to clone the Soroban repository. Then, run the following command:

bash

git clone https://github.com/kawmra/soroban.git
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This will clone the Soroban repository to your local machine.

Install dependencies: Navigate to the Soroban directory and run the following command to install the dependencies:

npm install
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Start the development server: Run the following command to start the development server:

npm run dev
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This will start the development server at http://localhost:8080.

Open Soroban in the browser: Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080. You should see the Soroban simulator running in the browser.

That's it! You have successfully set up the Soroban development environment on Windows.

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