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# Getting Started
This tutorial will walk you through setting up a basic development environment for luma.gl applications using [webpack](https://webpack.js.org). Later tutorials will build on this one, so we recommend going through it first.
**Note:** It is assumed for these tutorials that you have some knowledge of the WebGL API. If you are unfamiliar with how to draw with WebGL, we highly recommend the excellent [WebGL 2 Fundamentals](https://webgl2fundamentals.org/).
From the command line, first run
```bash
mkdir luma-demo
cd luma-demo
npm init -y
```
to set up our project directory and initialize npm.
Next run
```bash
npm i @luma.gl/engine @luma.gl/webgl
npm i -D webpack webpack-cli webpack-dev-server html-webpack-plugin
```
to install our dependencies.
Open the file `package.json` (created when we initialized npm), and add the following to the `scripts` block:
```json
"start": "webpack-dev-server --open"
```
The full contents of the `package.json` should be the following (dependency version numbers might differ):
```json
{
"name": "luma-demo",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"start": "webpack-dev-server --open"
},
"keywords": [],
"author": "",
"license": "ISC",
"dependencies": {
"@luma.gl/core": "^8.0.0"
},
"devDependencies": {
"html-webpack-plugin": "^3.2.0",
"webpack": "^4.41.2",
"webpack-cli": "^3.3.9",
"webpack-dev-server": "^3.9.0"
}
}
```
Create a file `webpack.config.js` in the project root and add the following to it:
```js
const path = require('path');
const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin');
module.exports = {
mode: 'development',
entry: './index.js',
plugins: [
new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
title: 'luma.gl Demo',
}),
],
output: {
filename: 'bundle.js'
},
};
```
(For more information on Webpack, visit their [excellent documentation](https://webpack.js.org/guides/getting-started/)).
Now create a file `index.js` in the project root and add the following to it:
```js
import {AnimationLoop} from '@luma.gl/engine';
const loop = new AnimationLoop({
onInitialize({gl}) {
// Setup logic goes here
},
onRender({gl}) {
// Drawing logic goes here
}
});
loop.start();
```
This will be the basic structure of most luma.gl applications. To make sure everything works, let's add a draw command:
```js
import {AnimationLoop} from '@luma.gl/engine';
import {clear} from '@luma.gl/webgl';
const loop = new AnimationLoop({
onInitialize({gl}) {
// Setup logic goes here
},
onRender({gl}) {
// Drawing logic goes here
clear(gl, {color: [0, 0, 0, 1]});
}
});
loop.start();
```
and run
```bash
npm start
```
from the command line. If all went well, a tab should open in your default browser, and you should see a black rectangle at the top left of your screen.