Lack of Windows install instructions

[wojtekmaj]

On this page: https://sourcerer.io/howitworks#app there's only a link to download a source code or an instruction to run curl -s https://sourcerer.io/app/install | bash command. This, however, doesn't work on Windows. What am I supposed to do to install the app on Windows?

[subramanya]

Hi wojtekmaj,
I have installed gitbash on windows that allows me to run unix commands on windows. Install gitbash for windows from here https://gitforwindows.org/.
See the sample run of "curl -s https://sourcerer.io/app/install | bash"
$ curl -s https://sourcerer.io/app/install |bash
Installing sourcerer app..
We installed app to ~/.sourcerer/sourcerer.
You can add it to $PATH or run specified command to finish installation:
sudo ln -s /c/Users/.sourcerer/sourcerer /usr/local/bin/sourcerer
Then run sourcerer to start hashing your repos!

[sergey48k]

Hi @wojtekmaj ,

I will update Windows instructions shortly.

[arturmamedov]

Okay i understood that my /usr/local/bin/sourcerer is C:/Windows/System32
But now when i run sourcerer it ask me with wich app i want to open it... what i need to do?

[mutiemule]

In windows, sourcerer is installed at C:\Users\windowsuser\.sourcerer
You can install sourcerer in windows by using git bash then run the command curl -s https://sourcerer.io/app/install | bash
After installing, to run sourcerer, run the following command java -jar sourcerer.jar
Ensure JAVA PATH is set up well in your environment variables (You should also be using the latest version of JDK).

Once you run java -jar sourcerer.jar, enter your username and password. (These are sent to your email. Incase they were not sent when you signed up to Sourcerer, head to https://sourcerer.io then reset your password using the Forgot option)

Now copy your repo path and add it.

[JoshuaVandergriff]

Hey there everyone. I know this may seem like a generally older thread, however I am asking for some kindness to a new practitioner. How exactly do I connect and actively display my Github information? I know this may not work properly as i do not have much on my Github profile (I am just starting out as a Bootcamp student) however I want to get it set up now so it logs over the next 1.25 years as I progress through my curriculum. Hoping someone can explain this in simple terms. Also I should note I am running on a Windows 10 operating system.

[sergey48k]

hi @JoshuaVandergriff ,

If your repos are public, you can just login to sourcerer with github: https://sourcerer.io/start

S.

[sergey48k]

But if you want to do the local repos, just follow the instructions above by @mutiemule

[raa-zez]

When I run java -jar sourcerer.jar, getting the error message Error: Invalid or corrupt jarfile sourcerer.jar. How to fix this issue?

[sergey48k]

@yaronskaya what do you think? wrong java version?

[yaronskaya]

@raa-zez what is your java version?

[prabhuSub]

In windows, sourcerer is installed at C:\Users\windowsuser\.sourcerer
You can install sourcerer in windows by using git bash then run the command curl -s https://sourcerer.io/app/install | bash
After installing, to run sourcerer, run the following command java -jar sourcerer.jar
Ensure JAVA PATH is set up well in your environment variables (You should also be using the latest version of JDK).

Once you run java -jar sourcerer.jar, enter your username and password. (These are sent to your email. Incase they were not sent when you signed up to Sourcerer, head to https://sourcerer.io then reset your password using the Forgot option)

Now copy your repo path and add it.

Hi @mutiemule ,
Awesome! That worked. Any example on how to specify the repos?

[iamsainikhil]

@prabhuSub

Steps:

1. Start the Sourcerer App & specify the repositories folder(s) on your machine
   

2. Track the projects (you have the choice to whether hash[count] your contributions for a project)
   

3. Finished Hashing your contributions (commits)
   

4. Finished tracking projects
   

Finally, the stats take a while to show up on your profile depending on how many projects you added for tracking.

For any help related to the sourcerer app, below are the available commands
or simple type java -jar sourcerer.jar --help

[Yue-Q]

I have run curl -s https://sourcerer.io/app/install | bash
on my gitbash, (I am using Windows 10.0.18363, so I have installed cRUL)
However, I could not see any installation process, and I can not found any file named .sourcerer under my C:/Users/windowsUserName

Does anyone have the same problem as me?

[iamsainikhil]

@Yue-Q don't worry about it. Sourcerer had shutdown its services.

#632 (comment)

[Yue-Q]

@Yue-Q don't worry about it. Sourcerer had shutdown its services.

#632 (comment)

Thanks for your update, sorry to see sourcerer.io has gone