Installing

.NET on Linux and macOS

How the .NET SDK and runtime install, behave, and get deployed across Linux and macOS, and the platform differences that matter for portable code.

Installing and Setting Up MVC

A practical walkthrough of setting up your development environment and creating your first ASP.NET MVC project using Visual Studio and the .NET tooling.

Installing AD DS and Promoting a Domain Controller

A walkthrough of installing the AD DS server role on Windows Server and promoting it into a new or existing domain controller.

Installing and Configuring a Server

A walkthrough of installing Windows Server and performing the essential post-install configuration steps before it joins production.

Server Roles and Features

Understand the distinction between Windows Server roles and features, and how to add them using Server Manager and PowerShell.

Installing and Configuring EF Core

Step-by-step guide to installing EF Core NuGet packages, configuring connection strings, and registering DbContext with dependency injection.

Installing and Configuring Jest

How to add Jest to a JavaScript or TypeScript project, and the key configuration options in jest.config.js.

Installing JMeter

Step-by-step guide to installing Apache JMeter on Windows, macOS, and Linux, including the Java prerequisite and how to verify a working install.

Installing Playwright and Project Setup

A practical walkthrough of installing Playwright, understanding what gets set up, and structuring a new test project.

Installing Selenium and Browser Drivers

A practical walkthrough of installing the Selenium library and setting up matching browser drivers, including Selenium Manager's automatic driver handling.

Installing Cypress and Project Setup

How to add Cypress to a JavaScript project, understand the folder structure it scaffolds, and configure it for your app.

Installing and Running Spark

How to install Apache Spark's prerequisites, run it locally for development, and choose the right cluster mode for production.

Installing and Running Flink

A practical guide to installing Apache Flink locally, starting a standalone cluster, and submitting your first job through the CLI and Web UI.

Installing Airflow

A practical walkthrough of the main ways to install Apache Airflow, from a local pip install to Docker Compose, and how to verify the install worked.

Installing dbt and Project Setup

How to install dbt Core with the correct database adapter, scaffold a new project with dbt init, and understand the role of profiles.yml.

Installing and the Console

How to install PowerShell 7+ on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and get productive in the console using tab completion, history, and profiles.

Power BI Desktop Setup

How to install Power BI Desktop, navigate its Report, Data, and Model views, and configure key options before building your first report.

Setting Up the MAUI Environment

A practical walkthrough of installing the .NET SDK, the MAUI workload, and the Android, iOS, and Windows prerequisites needed to build MAUI apps.

Installing SQL Server and SSMS

A practical walkthrough of installing SQL Server and SQL Server Management Studio, and connecting to your first instance.

Installing a Fortran Compiler

A practical guide to choosing, installing, and testing a Fortran compiler such as gfortran on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Installing Free Pascal

How to install the Free Pascal compiler and the Lazarus IDE on your system and verify your setup with a test compile.

Installing and Setup

How to install the Socket.IO server and client packages, wire them into an existing Node.js/Express project, and avoid common version-mismatch pitfalls.

Installing the Arduino IDE

How to download, install, and configure the Arduino IDE, select your board and port, and verify your setup by uploading a first sketch.

Installing Visual Studio and Setup

A practical walkthrough of installing Visual Studio, selecting the correct workload, and creating your first VB.NET project.