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.
We'll cover the following...
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 terminal. ...