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Chapter 1
Project Setup and Git Deployment
Overview
A website project starts with a predictable folder structure, a configured editor, and a Git repository created before the first feature is added. The Launchpad Setup Method uses three checkpoints - environment, project, and history - to prepare files for local testing and later deployment.
Quick Reference
Task
Command or setting
Result
Verify tools
git --version
Confirms Git is installed
Create project
mkdir site && cd site
Creates and opens the project folder
Initialize Git
git init
Creates local version history
Record files
git add.
Stages current files
Save checkpoint
git commit -m "..."
Stores a named revision
Inspect status
git status
Lists changed or untracked files
Ignore files
.gitignore
Excludes generated or private files
Parameters
Parameter
Type
Required
Description
projectName
string
Yes
Lowercase folder name, such as business-site
editor
application
Yes
Code editor; Visual Studio Code is a suitable default
htmlEntry
file
Yes
Main page file, normally index.html
gitMessage
string
Yes
Short description of the committed change
remoteUrl
URL
No
Remote repository address used for publishing
.gitignore
file
No
List of files Git must not track
branch
string
No
Primary branch name; main is commonly used
Code Example
The following shell commands create a minimal project, configure Git, and commit the initial files.
Confirm Git is available git --version
Create and enter the project directory mkdir business-site cd business-site
Create the website files touch index.html styles.css script.js.gitignore
Initialize local version control git init git branch -M main
Exclude editor and operating-system files printf ".DS_Store\n.vscode/\n" >.gitignore
Create a valid HTML entry page cat > index.html <<'EOF' <!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <title>Business Site</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css"> </head> <body> <h1>Business Site</h1> <script src="script.js"></script> </body> </html> EOF
Stage and save the initial project state git add. git commit -m "Create initial website structure"
Review the working tree git status Open index.html in the editor and use a local preview extension or development server before publishing.
Response Format
A successful setup returns a clean Git status and a commit record similar to this:
{ "project": { "name": "business-site", "entry": "index.html", "files": ["index.html", "styles.css", "script.js", ".gitignore"] }, "git": { "branch": "main", "latestCommit": "Create initial website structure", "workingTree": "clean" } } workingTree is clean when no tracked files have uncommitted changes.
Notes & Best Practices
• Install Git and a code editor before creating files; verify both from the command line or application interface.
• Never commit passwords, API keys,.env files, or dependency folders. Add them to.gitignore before git add..
• Use small commits with specific messages, such as Add contact form markup; inspect git status before each commit.
• For a remote repository, add it with git remote add origin <remoteUrl> and publish with git push -u origin main. The clean initial commit is the baseline for deployment and future changes.
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What's inside: 5 chapters
- 1. Project Setup and Git Deployment
- 2. Responsive Page Layouts with HTML and CSS
- 3. Interactive Forms with JavaScript
- 4. Website Data with a REST API
- 5. Debugging and Production Launch
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