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Harper Fast Setup

Ivan walks through installing Harper, showing how to set up, configure, and run your first project. This demo highlights the simplicity and speed of getting started with Harper for high-performance distributed applications.
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Ivan R. Judson, Ph.D.
October 31, 2025
By
Ivan R. Judson, Ph.D.
October 31, 2025
By
Ivan R. Judson, Ph.D.
October 31, 2025
October 31, 2025
Ivan walks through installing Harper, showing how to set up, configure, and run your first project. This demo highlights the simplicity and speed of getting started with Harper for high-performance distributed applications.
Ivan R. Judson, Ph.D.
Distinguished Solution Architect

In this session, I share how to get setup with Harper Fabric. We walk through the installation process of Harper from the NPM repository, setting up the Fabric web interface, and creating clusters. The session emphasizes the ease of local development and cloud hosting, showcasing how to deploy applications effectively. I also discuss future plans for further development and invite your feedback.

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Takeaways

  • The installation process of Harper is straightforward and requires no credit card for the free tier.
  • Fabric serves as the control plane for managing Harper instances.
  • Clusters can be created in different configurations, including co-located and self-hosted.
  • Local development can be seamlessly integrated with cloud hosting.
  • Deploying applications on Harper requires a simple configuration setup.
  • Feedback from users is encouraged to improve future sessions.
  • The learning process is ongoing, with new topics to cover each week.

In this session, I share how to get setup with Harper Fabric. We walk through the installation process of Harper from the NPM repository, setting up the Fabric web interface, and creating clusters. The session emphasizes the ease of local development and cloud hosting, showcasing how to deploy applications effectively. I also discuss future plans for further development and invite your feedback.

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‍

Resources

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Takeaways

  • The installation process of Harper is straightforward and requires no credit card for the free tier.
  • Fabric serves as the control plane for managing Harper instances.
  • Clusters can be created in different configurations, including co-located and self-hosted.
  • Local development can be seamlessly integrated with cloud hosting.
  • Deploying applications on Harper requires a simple configuration setup.
  • Feedback from users is encouraged to improve future sessions.
  • The learning process is ongoing, with new topics to cover each week.
Ivan walks through installing Harper, showing how to set up, configure, and run your first project. This demo highlights the simplicity and speed of getting started with Harper for high-performance distributed applications.

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Ivan walks through installing Harper, showing how to set up, configure, and run your first project. This demo highlights the simplicity and speed of getting started with Harper for high-performance distributed applications.

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Ivan walks through installing Harper, showing how to set up, configure, and run your first project. This demo highlights the simplicity and speed of getting started with Harper for high-performance distributed applications.

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