To run a proper Plone backend for this site, as of today the fastest way is docker.

$ docker run -d -p 8080:8080 --name imj -e SITE=Plone -e ADDONS="redturtle.volto" -e VERSIONS="plone.restapi=7.0.0a5 Products.PloneHotfix20200121=1.0" plone:5.2.2

A training on how to create your own website using Volto is available as part of the Plone training at https://training.plone.org/5/volto/index.html.

Below is a list of commands you will probably find useful.

Runs the project in development mode.
You can view your application at http://localhost:3000

The page will reload if you make edits.

Builds the app for production to the build folder.

The build is minified and the filenames include the hashes. Your app is ready to be deployed!

Runs the compiled app in production.

You can again view your application at http://localhost:3000

Runs the test watcher (Jest) in an interactive mode. By default, runs tests related to files changed since the last commit.

Runs the test i18n runner which extracts all the translation strings and generates the needed files.

mrs-developer is a great tool for developing multiple packages at the same time.

mrs-developer works with this project by using the --config config option:

missdev --config=jsconfig.json

Volto's latest razzle config will pay attention to your jsconfig.json file for any customizations.