Before you can start developing an application for RavenDB, you must first set up your development environment. This setup involves installing the following software packages on your development computer:
Visual Studio 2012 (required)
RavenDB Client (required)
NuGet Package Manager (optional)
You may download and install the latest Visual Studio version from the Microsoft website: http://msdn.microsoft.com/En-us/library/vstudio/e2h7fzkw.aspx
In order to use RavenDB in your own .NET application, you have to add a reference to the Raven.Client.Lightweight.dll
and the Raven.Abstractions.dll
files, (which you can find in the ~\Client
folder of the distribution package) into your Visual Studio project.
The easiest way to add a reference to these DLLs is by using the NuGet Package Manager, which you may use to add the RavenDB.Client
package.