Manifest Setup

Let's get set up to create a manifest. Below each step we'll give directions on how to do this from the terminal on a Mac. Feel free though to do each step however you'd like including using a GUI application.

1. First make sure you've followed the instructions in both Web Server and Web Server Directory

   You should already have:

   • A "iiif-workshop" directory with a "test.txt" file
   • A local web server running, pointed to your "iiif-workshop" directory

2. Open and edit a file named "manifest.json" in your "iiif-workshop" directory

   In your editor you can navigate to open up a file named "manifest.json".

   Or run the following if you're using the Atom editor:

   atom manifest.json
   

   Add the following text (curly braces) to your "manifest.json" file:

   {
    "property": "value"
   }
   

3. Open the directory in your browser

   If you used Web Server for Chrome according to the instructions, you can visit http://localhost:3000 or http://127.0.0.1:3000. From now on we'll use "localhost" in every case, but if that doesn't work, substitute "127.0.0.1".

   You should see something like this in your browser:

   

4. Open up your manifest in browser

   Click on "manifest.json" in the directory listing in your browser or visit http://localhost:3000/manifest.json.

   You should see the JSON displayed in your browser.