Firefox OS Quick Start

This guide and sample app have been assembled to get you up and running with an open web app in five minutes!

Included within this Quick Start Guide is:

• A complete application stub that runs out of the box
• Sample JavaScript feature detection and CSS media query (responsive design) code
• Mortar-based simple UI framework with ZeptoJS

Installation

1. Clone this repository

git clone git@github.com:mozilla/firefoxos-quick-start.git

2. Install volo

npm install -g volo

You may need to use sudo npm install -g volo if your user doesn’t have admin permissions.

3. Run the app!

cd firefoxos-quick-start/app
volo serve

4. Visit in browser or Firefox OS Simulator

http://localhost:8008

Resources

Firefox OS Resources

• Firefox Marketplace
• Firefox OS Simulator
• Mortar: Open Web App Templates
• Creating the AreaTweet App
• Firefox OS Building Blocks to the Rescue - Style Elements Like Firefox OS

Client-side Techniques

• WebAPI Documentation on MDN
• CSS Media Queries
• Modernizr: Feature Detection Library
• Mozilla Developer Network
• WebPlatform
• QUnit Testing Library