What is Netention?

For a high-level overview, watch the presentation at: http://automenta.com/netention

This documentation is in progress and will change frequently.

Setup

Requirements:

Node.JS     http://nodejs.org
MongoDB     http://mongodb.org
    You may need to enable its port (27017), webserver, and REST:
    http://ajay555.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/mongodb-on-ubuntu-rest-is-not-enabled-use-rest-to-turn-on-error/
npm         http://npmjs.org/
    

Ubuntu install everything:

apt-get install nodejs mongodb npm

Then install the npm packages:

npm install mongodb feedparser express ejs fs apricot always now

Then run:

node server.py

and visit:

http://localhost:9090/agent/me

Development

I'm using NetBeans 7.2 RC 1 with the Node.JS plugin.

NetBeans already has decent Javascript/HTML/CSS editing support.

I also use:

always server.py

...when i'm working mostly on the client code. Though 'always' will keep the application running and restart it if the server source code files change. :)