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    Hi,
    I am developing sites with MODX for a few years (revo and evo). Needless to say i love it, my only goto CMS.

    When i do not need a CMS, i develop websites using codekit or grunt/gulp/npm, use less/sass/haml, use git, sometimes angular.js, etc..
    I have not used node.js personally but integrated in a team.

    When i need a CMS i develop the basic static site locally using html/css/jquery. once it looks good enough i install a new MODX site on my hosting server (hostgator),
    I migrate the site to the hosting manually (split the html to chunks, templates etc..)

    Once the site is working on the server as i wish - my entire development continues on the server using solely the MODX dashboard.
    I use "inspect element" in a browser to make modifications, and then update them through the dashboard.

    This was fine for a few years,
    But i feel crippled not knowing how to integrate advanced work-flows into this work environment.

    Once the site is installed , how can i continue developing using:
    less,
    grunt,
    ajax calls (angularjs),
    git - ( + how do i make a backup of a modx site)

    I am not looking for specific answers as much as a recommended professional work flow someone uses.
    Thank you!