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Set up Instruqt

What you need to start.
You need the following to start building tracks in Instruqt:
  • An Instruqt account
  • A building tool

Step 1: Create an Instruqt account

  1. 1.
    Go to play.instruqt.com/signup and create an account.
  2. 2.
    Have your colleagues add you to your company's Instruqt organization.
You can also contact [email protected] if you require assistance being added to your company's Instruqt organization.

Step 2: Choose a building tool

You can build tracks with the following tools:
  1. 1.
    Web User Interface (Web UI) A web app that runs in all major browsers.
  2. 2.
    Instruqt Command-Line Interface (Instruqt CLI) A CLI on your local Windows, Mac, or Linux machine.
You are free to choose either tool, and can even use both side by side. Trainers and marketers lean towards the Web UI; developers and sales engineers towards the Instruqt CLI.

Step 3: Set up your chosen tool

Either start the Web UI or install the Instruqt CLI:
🌐 Web UI
💻 CLI (Mac)
💻 CLI (Windows)
💻 CLI (Linux)
  1. 1.
    Go to play.instruqt.com​
  2. 2.
    Click Login in the upper right of the Study Room page.
  3. 3.
    Log using your Email and Password, or with a third-party app (Google, GitHub, Twitter). ↳ Once you log in, the Content page opens.
  1. 1.
    Open a terminal.
  2. 2.
    Download the CLI:
    # For Apple Silicon Macs
    curl -L https://github.com/instruqt/cli/releases/download/2057-ea5a24f/instruqt-darwin-arm64-2057-ea5a24f.zip -o instruqt.zip
    ​
    # For Intel Macs
    curl -L https://github.com/instruqt/cli/releases/download/2057-ea5a24f/instruqt-darwin-amd64-2057-ea5a24f.zip -o instruqt.zip
  3. 3.
    Extract the CLI binary and make it executable:
    unzip instruqt.zip
    sudo cp instruqt /usr/local/bin
    sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/instruqt
  4. 4.
    Confirm the Instruqt CLI was installed correctly:
    instruqt
    ↳ The instruqt command should output all of the available commands.
  5. 5.
    Login in to Instruqt:
    instruqt auth login
    ↳ This opens a browser tab. Login via email, Google, GitHub, or Twitter.
Need help? Here's a video tutorial to guide you through the installation process.
  1. 1.
    Open a PowerShell window.
  2. 2.
    Copy and paste the following code:
    mkdir scripts
    cd scripts
    [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $env:Path + ";$($pwd.Path)", "User")
    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/instruqt/cli/releases/download/2057-ea5a24f/instruqt-windows-2057-ea5a24f.zip -OutFile "instruqt.zip"
    Expand-Archive instruqt.zip -d .
    rm instruqt.zip
  3. 3.
    Close and re-open your Powershell window to detect the new program.
  4. 4.
    Enter the following command to check if Instruqt CLI was installed correctly:
    instruqt
    ↳ The instruqt command should output all of the available commands.
  5. 5.
    Login in to Instruqt:
    instruqt auth login
    ↳ This opens a browser tab. Login via email, Google, GitHub, or Twitter.
Need help? Here's a video tutorial to guide you through the installation process.
  1. 1.
    Open a terminal.
  2. 2.
    Copy and paste the following code:
    curl -L https://github.com/instruqt/cli/releases/download/2057-ea5a24f/instruqt-linux-2057-ea5a24f.zip -o instruqt.zip
    unzip instruqt.zip
    sudo cp instruqt /usr/local/bin
    sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/instruqt
  3. 3.
    Enter the following command to check if Instruqt CLI was installed correctly:
    instruqt
    ↳ The instruqt command should output all of the available commands.
  4. 4.
    Login in to Instruqt:
    instruqt auth login
    ↳ This opens a browser tab. Login via email, Google, GitHub, or Twitter.
Need help? Here's a video tutorial to guide you through the installation process.

Step 4: Install a code editor (optional)

If you plan on using the Instruqt CLI, you will need to install a code editor like Visual Studio Code (VS Code) to edit the Instruqt configuration files. To install VS Code, follow these steps:
  1. 1.
    Download VS Code and follow the installation instructions for your platform.
  2. 2.
    Install the Markdown All In One extension in VS Code. This extension provides shortcuts and auto-completion for Markdown files
You are ready now to build tracks.
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