StrongLoop’s Node API platform consists of:

What you’re going to do

Follow the instructions for your operating system:

You’re going to run npm install -g strongloop, which installs:

  • The StrongLoop command-line tool, slc, for creating LoopBack applications and for running and managing Node applications.
  • LoopBack Angular command line tools. See AngularJS JavaScript SDK for details.
  • StrongLoop Arc, a graphical tool suite for the API lifecycle, including tools for building, profiling and monitoring Node apps. NOTE: StrongLoop Arc is deprecated in favor of API Connect API Designer.
  • Various other tools, Including Yeoman, the LoopBack Yeoman generators to create and scaffold LoopBack applications, and Grunt, the JavaScript task runner.