HOWTO.md

+# HOW-TO
+
+This project is a portfiolio of DH+ projects. It was built with VueJS and data is contained in flat JSON file.
+
+This wiki page explain how to connect to the VM and make changes to e.g., update the publication or the news content. In addition the JSON format is described.
+
+# To connect to the VM : 
+
+Open a shell, then type : 
+
+```
+$ ssh <username>@www19.vital-it.ch
+$ cd /var/vhosts/vital-it.ch/vital-dh/htdocs/
+```
+
+# To Make changes : 
+
+1. Start the server before making any modifications : 
+
+`$ npm run serve`
+
+2. if you want to add a project, add news and outputs :  
+
+Open the`projlist.json` file in the`src/assets/data` folder. Then, add an entry.
+
+3. if you want to add a publication : 
+
+Open the `publicationList.json` file in the`src/assets/data` folder. Then, add an entry in the appropriate date section.
+
+4. When done build the application in order to publish it on the web : 
+
+```
+# build
+$ npm run build
+```
+
+5. deploy the application
+
+```
+# deploy on the VM 
+$ scp -r dist/* <username>@www19:/var/vhosts/vital-it.ch/vital-dh/htdocs/
+```
+