Once WebStorm is succesfully installed. You must create a new project using the files in your local repository.

On the WebStorm start page, select "Create New Project from Existing Files"

Select the First Option in the Specify Host page. Click Next.

Navigate to your project directory. WebStorm will create a file for the project with a .idea extension. This file should be placed in the "basicviewer" directory. Navigate to the location of this folder and Click Next.

Configure the server name to be "localhost." Click Next.

Configure a virtual path. Click Finish.

There will now be a project based on the basicviewer folder available in Webstorm.