The best way to get started with Ema is via Nix, 1 using the template repository:
- Install Nix 1 and enable Flakes
- Clone the template repository locally
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Run
bin/runand access the site at http://localhost:9001
Step 3 should start the Ema Live Server displaying a simple website. Go ahead and try modifying the HTML DSL in the Haskell source ./src/Main.hs, and observe how the browser view updates instantly.
Next, in the tutorial series we will start from scratch a trivial site and evolve it towards a feature-rich one.
Nix is optional. However, it provides the best development experience. The template repository may work with plain
cabal, but this is not officially tested.