Search⌘ K

How to Install and Configure SASS Locally

In this lesson, we'll cover the installation of SASS onto our local machine. Including the initial configuration & live server setup.

Before we can write Sass code, it needs to be installed locally. As by default, it’s not a language known to the browser.

Let’s now go through the process to setup the environment that will allow us to write then compile Sass.

Note: When Sass is compiled, it is converted into regular CSS code that browsers can interpret and render.

Environment setup #

Before we start, you must have npm installed on your computer, it comes bundled with Node.js; you can install it from here. Go ahead and install it if you haven’t already.

If you are unsure whether you have Node.js installed or not, run node -v from your terminal.

If you see a version number, it’s installed!

A note on terminal:

If you are new to SASS, chances are you may also be new to running commands from the ...