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title: Setting Up a Local Environment to Run GTP

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# Setting Up a Local Environment to Run GTP

This document serves as a guide to setup a local environment in Windows 10 to run EY's Global Tax Platform.

**Note:** For this guide, everything that goes after `$` is an executable command. Commands start after `$` so this symbol does not be considered as a part of the command syntax.

## Recommended Hardware Specs

- RAM: 32 GB
- CPU: Intel Core i7 2.60 GHz
- Hard Drive: 500 GB GB

## Pre Requirements

- Windows 10
- Git

## Pre Setup Steps

1. Install latest version of Node Version Manager (NVM). To install [click here](https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows/releases/download/1.1.9/nvm-setup.exe).
2. Use NVM to install NodeJS version 14.17.5.
```
$ nvm install 14.17.5
```
3. Use default version of Node Package Manager (NPM) to install NPM version 6.14.14.
```
$ npm install -g npm@6.14.14
```

## Setup Steps

1. Create a new directory directly in C:\ (ex: C:\GTPfrontend) and move into that directory.

2. Clone the [web-workspace repository](https://eyglobaltaxplatform.visualstudio.com/Global%20Tax%20Platform/_git/web-workspace) using https to avoid needing to setup an SSH key.
```
$ git clone https://eyglobaltaxplatform.visualstudio.com/Global%20Tax%20Platform/_git/web-workspace
```

3. Run the following command to install the latest Angular-CLI globally:
```
$ npm install @angular/cli -g
```

4. Run the following command to install the latest Nx-CLI globally:
```
$ npm install @nrwl/cli -g
```

5. Run the following command to install the wsts-npm-auth package:
```
$ npm install -g vsts-npm-auth --registry https://registry.npmjs.com --always-auth false
```

6. Move into the repository path web-workspace\src.
```
$ cd web-workspace\src
```

7. Run the following command to setup npm authentication:
```
$ vsts-npm-auth -config .npmrc
```

8. Install all project dependencies. **Note:** GTP is a very heavy project, therefore this installation may take anywhere between 20 minutes to around 1 hour (could even be more) depending on internet connection and computer performance.
```
$ npm install
```

9. Still in web-workspace\src, run the local server **Note:** Building GTP, especially the first time, could take anywhere between 20 to 40 minutes (could be more); not dependant on internet connection.
```
$ npm run serve
```

10. Open localhost in a browser on port indicated in npm console, default port is 4200 (http://localhost:4200/).

## Troubleshooting

- If there happens to be a memory related issue after running the `$ npm run serve` command, try the following steps:
    - Open the file `src\package.json`
    - Go to line 7
    - Change `--max_old_space_size=16384` value to 4096 (`--max_old_space_size=4096`) or any value that your RAM capacity allows you.
    - Run `$ npm run serve` command again.


## EY Wiki Pages as Additional Resources

- [Global Tax Platform - ReadMe](https://eyglobaltaxplatform.visualstudio.com/Global%20Tax%20Platform/_wiki/wikis/Web%20Workspace/8716/README)
- [Tips & Tricks for the GTP Web Portal UI](https://eyglobaltaxplatform.visualstudio.com/defaultcollection/Global%20Tax%20Platform/_wiki/wikis/Global-Tax-Platform.wiki/12473/Tips-Tricks-for-the-GTP-Web-Portal-UI?anchor=set-apigee-key-in-.env.local-file)