Cypress Setup | Bondar Academy

Lesson Summary

Lesson Overview: This lesson covers the setup of the Cypress framework on your computer from scratch. Step-by-Step Setup Instructions: Create a Project Folder: Make an empty folder on your computer (e.g., cypress-playground ). Open this folder in Visual Studio Code . Initialize Node.js Project: Open a new terminal in Visual Studio Code. Run npm init and accept default values to create package.json . Install Cypress: Run npm install cypress --save-dev to install Cypress and update package.json . A Node Modules folder will be created containing all necessary packages. Run Cypress: Execute npx cypress open to launch Cypress. Select end-to-end testing when prompted. Generate Test Files: Choose to scaffold examples to create initial test files. View generated test files in the Cypress/E2E folder. In the next lesson, a review of the Cypress framework folder structure will be provided.