diff --git a/docs/get_started.rst b/docs/get_started.rst index 96c7b1af6..ed857ddf9 100644 --- a/docs/get_started.rst +++ b/docs/get_started.rst @@ -5,16 +5,27 @@ Get Started Installation ------------ -Linux / OS X -~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Run ``npm install discord.js --save`` in your project's directory and you should be good to go! +Linux +~~~~~~ + +Install Python 2.x.x and then run ``npm install discord.js --save`` in your project's directory and you should be good to go! + +OS X +~~~~ + +Python 2.x.x and **potentially** X Code, try building without first. Windows ~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +**TL;DR You need Visual Studio Community and Python 2.x.x** + Unfortunately, the Windows installation process is a little more lengthy. You need to have `Visual Studio Express`_ (or any of the other distributions of it). This is necessary for build tools for the WebSocket dependency. .. note:: If you are using another version of Visual Studio, such as 2012, replace the flag with ``--msvs_version=2012`` +After you have installed Visual Studio, you then need to install any Python setups that are version 2. + After you have obtained these tools, you need to run ``npm install discord.js --save --msvs_version=2015`` in your working directory. Hopefully this should all go well! Cloning the Repo