1. Introduction

2. Run the project locally

3. Deployment

   • Deployment – Run locally
   • Deployment – Live website

4. Credits

   • Media

Creating a galaxy made of particles with Three.js

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Install Vite, a development server with live reload capability.

• To install:

   npm create vite@latest
  

• To run (from your local directory):

   npm run dev
  

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1. Prerequisite:

   • Make sure Node and NPM are installed on your computer. You can download both at nodejs.org (NPM is included in your Node installation).
   • Please see .nvmrc file at the root of threejs-galaxy-particles repo.
   • Using nvm, a Node Version Manager is recommended as it helps you manage and switch between different Node versions with ease. It provides a command-line interface where you can install different versions with a single command, set a default, switch between them, etc.

2. In GitHub click on the repository nammed threejs-galaxy-particles

3. Clone the repository locally. Run

    git clone https://github.com/sctlcd/threejs-galaxy-particles.git
   

4. Install all modules listed as dependencies in package.json

    cd threejs-moon
    npm i 
   

   note: in this app

   • three - JavaScript 3D library
   • lil-gui - an interface for changing the properties of any JavaScript object at runtime
   • GreenSock Animation Platform - GSAP - JavaScript library for building high-performance animations that work in every major browser

5. Install Vite, a development server with live reload capability.

   • To install:

      npm create vite@latest
     

   • To run (from your local directory):

      npm run dev
     

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threejs-galaxy-particles live website is currently deployed on Firebase using the main branch on GitHub. Once you have the project setup locally, you can proceed to deploy it remotely.

1. Install Firebase CLI Tools, firebase-tools

    npm install -g firebase-tools
   

2. Create firebase.json and .firebaserc at the root of your project with the following content:

   firebase.json:

    {
    "hosting": {
    "public": "dist",
    "ignore": [],
    "rewrites": [
    {
    "source": "**",
    "destination": "/index.html"
    }
    ]
    }
    }
   

   .firebaserc:

    {
    "projects": {
    "default": "<YOUR_FIREBASE_ID>"
    }
    }
   

3. After running npm run build, deploy using the command firebase deploy.

=> live link: https://threejs-galaxy-particles.web.app/

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