> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://aurelia-ui-toolkits-1.gitbook.io/materialize-bridge-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://aurelia-ui-toolkits-1.gitbook.io/materialize-bridge-docs/5.-contributing-bridge-developers-notes/cloning-and-running-the-code.md).

# Cloning and running the code

In order to contribute to Aurelia-Materialize bridge, you need to create a fork of this project, install its dependencies. This section shows how this is done.

## Prerequisites

Make sure you have installed `nodejs`, `git`, `npm`, `gulp` and `jspm`.

## Cloning the repo

* Fork this repository: <https://github.com/aurelia-ui-toolkits/aurelia-materialize-bridge>
* Clone it to your computer using git, open a terminal and change the working directory to the directory with your clone. This guide will reference to the clone directory as `root`.
* Make sure you have installed `npm`, `gulp` and `jspm` globally.
* Install top-level dependencies:
  * In `root` run the following commands:
    * `npm install`
    * `jspm install`
  * in `root/sample` run the following commands:
    * `jspm install`

## Running the code

Run `gulp watch` in `root`.

After a short while, BrowserSync will prompt you with a local URL which you can open in your browser.