Install the tools you will need with the mac package manager homebrew

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• /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Install java8: 

brew update 

brew cask install javajava8

- install maven

• • brew install maven
  • Create the settings.xml for maven - Follow the steps from here: https://hee-tis.atlassian.net/wiki/display/TISDEV/Maven, also ensure that your public ssh key is on the jenkins azure box

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3. Connect your shell to the default machine.

$ eval "$(docker-machine env default)"

- create an Elastic Search docker container

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• docker-compose up  ( use "-d" option to run in the background)
• docker ps → verify the container is running
• in a Chrome browser http://192.168.99.100:9200/ (localhost:9200 if your using docker for mac - native) - you should get an elastic search REST response

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Build projects (it will take long the first time cause of maven and npm downloads) - please note you will need to run them in separate terminals as instructed below: 
cd <path to ws here>/TIS-SHARED-MODULES
git pull
mvn clean install
cd <path to ws here>/TIS-COMMON
git pull
cd front-end

npm install

bower install
grunt dev 
-> new terminal 
cd <path to ws here>/TIS-GMC-CONNECT
git pull
mvn clean package spring-boot:run
-> new terminal 
cd <path to ws here>/TIS-PROFILE
git pull

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