Set Up Sage 8.5 + Git for localhost

Set up Roots Sage on your local host for WordPress development.

Open a Terminal and follow the steps below:

Step 1: Set up Bit Bucket
Step 2: Init Git locally

cd /path/to/your/project
git init
git remote add origin https://your-account@bitbucket.org/your-instance/project-name.git

Step 3: Set up Sage.

cd /path-to-themes-dir
composer create-project roots/sage your-theme-name 8.5.0

Step 4: Set up Gulp + bower

cd /path-to-new-theme-dir
npm install
bower install

Step 5: alter assets/manifest.json devUrl: copy-local-url-fom-browser

{
  "dependencies": {
    "main.js": {
      "files": [
        "scripts/main.js"
      ],
      "main": true
    },
    "main.css": {
      "files": [
        "styles/main.scss"
      ],
      "main": true
    },
    "customizer.js": {
      "files": [
        "scripts/customizer.js"
      ]
    },
    "jquery.js": {
      "bower": ["jquery"]
    }
  },
  "config": {
    "devUrl": "http:YOUR_LOCAL_URL"
  }
}