Installing MobileFirst Studio

You install MobileFirst Studio from your existing Eclipse IDE workbench.

Before you begin

  • Ensure that your computer meets the system requirements for the software that you install, as detailed in System requirements. In particular, note the required versions of Eclipse (errors might occur if you use other versions or editions).
  • If you anticipate using IBM® Dojo Toolkit V1.10.1 that is available as part of MobileFirst Studio, ensure that Eclipse V4.4.1 or higher is installed.
  • For Android development, ensure that Android SDK and Oracle JDK are installed.
  • Ensure that an Internet connection is available in case dependencies that are required by the installation are not already included in the Eclipse IDE.

About this task

MobileFirst Studio is installed with a P2 Eclipse update.

To install MobileFirst Studio as part of IBM MobileFirst™ Platform Foundation Developer Edition, go to the IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation development website at https://developer.ibm.com/mobilefirstplatform/.

To install MobileFirst Studio as part of an IBM-supported edition of IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation, complete the following procedure.

Procedure

  1. Start your Eclipse IDE workbench. Verify that your version of Eclipse is one of the versions that is listed in System requirements.
  2. Click Help > Install new software.
  3. Beside the Work with field, click Add.
  4. In the Add Repository window, click Archive.
  5. Browse to the location of the P2 update .zip file on the DVD, or to the location of the archive file on your machine, and click Open.
  6. Click OK to close the Add Repository window.
  7. On the Available Software page, select IBM MobileFirst Platform Studio Development Tools, and then click Next. If you want to see the components to be installed, expand IBM MobileFirst Platform Studio Development Tools, and select the components that you want:
    • Always select IBM MobileFirst Platform Studio.
    • Select IBM Dojo Mobile Tools if you anticipate using that JavaScript library.
    • Select IBM jQuery Mobile Tools if you anticipate using that JavaScript library.
  8. On the Install Details page, review the features of MobileFirst Studio to be installed, and then click Next.
  9. On the Review Licenses page, review the license text. If you agree to the terms, select I accept the terms of the license agreement and then click Finish. The installation process starts.
  10. Follow the prompts (during which you might be asked to restart Eclipse) to complete the installation.

What to do next

Before you run MobileFirst Studio, determine whether you must run extra post-installation tasks.

You can now optionally install IBM MobileFirst Platform Test Workbench, . For more information about IBM MobileFirst Platform Test Workbench, see Installing and configuring IBM MobileFirst Platform Test Workbench.

Parent topic: Installing and configuring