| 1 | = Develop directly on the Transition Network Aegir server = |
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| 3 | 1. Read up on the [[https://wiki.transitionnetwork.org/BOA_Server|BOA Server]], so you know roughly what it's about. |
| 4 | 2. Focus especially on the [[https://wiki.transitionnetwork.org/BOA_Server#Platform_environments|Platform Environments]] section, so you know the difference between Production, Staging and Development environments. |
| 5 | 3. Follow the guidance in the [[https://wiki.transitionnetwork.org/BOA_Server/Building_platforms#Using_Aegir|Using Aegir]] section on the Building Platforms page, which talks you through creating a new Platform. You're creating a '''Development Platform'''. |
| 6 | 4. Import the database? |
| 7 | 5. Mount your development platform's filesystem on your workstation? |