playframework Getting started with playframework Installing through `sbt`

Example

If you already have sbt installed I find it easier to create a minimal Play project without activator. Here's how.

# create a new folder
mkdir myNewProject
# launch sbt
sbt

When previous steps are completed, edit build.sbt and add the following lines

name := """myProjectName"""

version := "1.0-SNAPSHOT"

offline := true

lazy val root = (project in file(".")).enablePlugins(PlayScala)
scalaVersion := "2.11.6"
# add required dependencies here .. below a list of dependencies I use
libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
  jdbc,
  cache,
  ws,
  filters,
  specs2 % Test,
  "com.github.nscala-time" %% "nscala-time" % "2.0.0",
  "javax.ws.rs" % "jsr311-api" % "1.0",
  "commons-io" % "commons-io" % "2.3",
  "org.asynchttpclient" % "async-http-client" % "2.0.4",
  cache
)


resolvers += "scalaz-bintray" at "http://dl.bintray.com/scalaz/releases"

resolvers ++= Seq("snapshots", "releases").map(Resolver.sonatypeRepo)

resolvers += "Typesafe Releases" at "http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/maven-releases/"

Finally, create a folder project and inside create a file build.properties with the reference to the version of Play you would like to use

 addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-plugin" % "2.4.3")

That's it! Your project is ready. You can launch it with sbt. From within sbt you have access to the same commands as with activator.