// source from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36916989/how-can-i-generate-a-tsconfig-json-file
$ tsc --init
// Try to run in your console the following to check the version:
$ tsc -v
// If the version is older than 1.6 you will need to update:
$ npm install -g typescript
// Remember that you need to install node.js to use npm.