From Bolt.ai to Your Laptop in Four Easy Steps

Joe Baranowski

Joe Baranowski

— 2 min read

Bringing the Ho‘omo‘o App Home — No Tech Jargon Required

You played with Ho‘omo‘o in Bolt.ai’s browser editor and now you’d like to run it on your own computer and save it on GitHub for safekeeping. Good news: it’s basically a three-minute job. Here’s the simplest path, written for folks who don’t live in the command line.

1 · Grab a Copy of Ho‘omo‘o

  1. In Bolt.ai click Share → Export → Download ZIP.
  2. Unzip the file anywhere you keep projects, for example your Desktop.

That folder is now your personal copy of Ho‘omo‘o.

2 · Install the One Tool You Need

  • Node.js — the program that lets your computer understand the app’s code.

Visit nodejs.org, click the big “LTS” download button, then run the installer like any normal app. Done.

3 · Run the App Locally

  1. Open the folder you unzipped.
  2. Double-click start.bat (Windows) or start.sh (Mac / Linux).
    If you do not see these files, right-click inside the folder, choose “Open in Terminal” (or “Command Prompt”), then type:bashCopyEditnpm install # one-time download of helper files
    npm run dev # starts the app
  3. Your browser opens to http://localhost:5173 showing Ho‘omo‘o exactly as it ran in Bolt.ai.

That is all it takes to run the project on your own machine.

4 · Save It to GitHub (Optional but Handy)

  1. Create a free GitHub account at github.com and sign in.
  2. Click New Repository, name it hoomoo, and accept the defaults.
  3. Back in the project folder, right-click and choose “Open in Terminal,” then paste:bashCopyEditgit init
    git add -A
    git commit -m "First commit: Ho'omo'o from Bolt.ai"
    git remote add origin https://github.com/your-username/hoomoo.git
    git push -u origin main

Your code now lives safely online and is ready for future updates or sharing with friends.

Quick FAQ

QuestionAnswer
Do I need to learn Git commands?Only the four lines above. GitHub keeps a copy so you never lose work.
What if something breaks?Delete the folder, unzip again, and repeat the steps. The whole process takes less than five minutes.
Can I edit the code?Yes. Use any text editor (VS Code, Notepad, etc.), save, and refresh the browser tab to see changes.

You’re All Set!

In four simple steps you have taken Ho‘omo‘o from Bolt.ai’s cloud to your computer and backed it up on GitHub. No deep tech skills are required, just a few clicks and copy-pastes. Happy exploring!

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