Setup Forge on Arch Linux
Table of Contents
1. Install Node and NPM
sudo pacman -Syy sudo pacman -S nodejs npm
2. Install nvm
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/nvm.git
cd nvm
makepkg -si
Add this line in your ~/.bashrc.
source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh
Then do this otherwise Forge might not work.
nvm install --lts nvm use --lts
3. Install Forge CLI
sudo npm install -g @forge/cli
4. Install Docker
sudo pacman -S docker
5. Install VS Code
sudo pacman -S code
6. Atlassian API token
Follow the instructions on this page: https://developer.atlassian.com/platform/forge/getting-started/
6.1. Generate the token
Go to https://id.atlassian.com/manage/api-tokens and generate a token for yourself.
6.2. Login to Forge CLI
forge login
Use the email you used to generate the token and enter the token to authenticate.
7. Set Atlassian cloud developer site
You would need a developer site as well which you can generate from http://go.atlassian.com/cloud-dev All set :)