# Install and run Three.js in Windows in less than one hour

**URL:** <https://discourse.threejs.org/t/install-and-run-three-js-in-windows-in-less-than-one-hour/46195>\
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**Created:** [December 24, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/install-and-run-three-js-in-windows-in-less-than-one-hour/46195 "2022-12-24T18:49:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![jrlazz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/jrlazz/32/64383_2.png) [@jrlazz](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/jrlazz)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/install-and-run-three-js-in-windows-in-less-than-one-hour/46195/1 "2022-12-24T18:49:07Z")

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Not just for Grandchildren and Grandparents.  
It’s a simple tutorial with screenshots.  
I was able to install it in 20 minutes (but without coffees and ice creams).

here:

> **[i\_r\_3.html](https://jrlazz.github.io/ggk/i_r_3.html)**

 ![inst_three](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/threejs/original/3X/0/1/01880e6e298c6ff892ea9593c4f0c79ef192a04a.jpeg)  
 ![three_svg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/threejs/original/3X/f/f/ffdc299d554f860fb0e791661757949b2c8c3242.png)

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**Author:** ![drcmda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/91b2a8/32.png) [@drcmda](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/drcmda)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/install-and-run-three-js-in-windows-in-less-than-one-hour/46195/2 "2023-01-02T10:52:28Z")

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not to discourage you or anything but php, local http servers, this is nightmare webdev from 1994. it brings back memories i had hoped were lost on me. 😄

in the old days javascript didn’t have a community, everyone for him or herself, or an eco system, everything was copied and pasted by hand, or a good means to develop, php http servers and refreshing the browser on changes.

three is installed and ready to go in seconds nowadays:

```plaintext
npm create vite
...
cd projectFolder
npm install three
npm run dev

```

this takes care of everything. managing dependencies, dev server that refreshes your app when you make edits, you even have a publishable minified build in the pocket (`npm run build`).

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**Author:** ![jrlazz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/jrlazz/32/64383_2.png) [@jrlazz](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/jrlazz)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/install-and-run-three-js-in-windows-in-less-than-one-hour/46195/3 "2023-01-02T16:45:30Z")

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Thank you very much for your attention!