How to install Hakatime on Windows 10

Hakatime is a simple and easy-to-use time tracking tool that works with any text editor or IDE. Here's how you can install Hakatime on your Windows 10 machine.

Prerequisites

Before getting started with Hakatime, you will need to have the following installed on your computer:

  • Git Bash
  • Node.js (version 12 or higher)
  • MongoDB

Step 1: Clone the Hakatime repository

First, you need to clone the Hakatime repository using Git Bash. To do that, follow these steps:

  1. Open Git Bash and navigate to the directory where you want to clone the repository.
  2. Run the following command to clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/mujx/hakatime.git

This will create a new directory called "hakatime" in your current directory.

Step 2: Install dependencies

Once you have cloned the repository, navigate to the "hakatime" directory using Git Bash.

cd hakatime

Then, run the following command to install the dependencies:

npm install

Step 3: Set up the environment variables

Next, you need to set up the environment variables for Hakatime. To do that, create a new file called ".env" in the root directory of the Hakatime repository.

touch .env

Then, open the ".env" file in a text editor and add the following content:

PORT=3000
MONGO_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/hakatime
JWT_SECRET=<your_secret_key_here>

Replace <your_secret_key_here> with your own secret key.

Step 4: Start the server

To start the server, run the following command:

npm start

This will start the server and you should see the following output:

Server started on port 3000

Step 5: Access Hakatime in your browser

Finally, open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000. This will take you to the Hakatime login page.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and set up Hakatime on your Windows 10 machine!