Moving Framework project to new computer?

[dkrasne]

I have a new computer (running Windows 11, if that's relevant), and I'm going to need to move everything to it. There are helpful instructions on how to install Framework from scratch and set up a new project (which I followed the first time around!), but I have no idea which parts of those instructions to follow and which parts to change when it comes to my existing project. I previously used npm and assume I will be doing the same on my new computer. Thanks in advance for any help!

[kylehodgson]

The instructions for moving the project should be fairly simple. You just need to get the files on the new computer. Even the observable deployment saves its info in a file under .observable/deploy.json. Running npm install ought to re-install all the packages that observable depends on. Given that some of the info you need is in files that aren't normally checked in to source control (like the deploy.json above) , its worth either manually moving those one at a time or just copying the whole folder in a zip file or some such.

Installing tools is a separate question. For me, I install VS Code like I normally do, and nodejs, and so on. Your preferences and tool selections will impact the instructions you need to follow there. Observable doesn't need much more than nodejs and the dependencies in package.json.