You can host Loudwater yourself, either locally or on your own cloud, or you can use a hosted version provided by Bruinen. We’ll be launching our hosted version soon, so if you’d like to get on the list, sign up here.

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Setup from scratch

This guide will take you through the steps necessary to get up and running with Loudwater.

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Before you begin

To use Loudwater you need the following installed in your system: Git and Docker (Windows, MacOS, or Linux).

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1. Get the code

Run the following command in your CLI to clone the Loudwater repository: 
git clone https://github.com/bruinenxyz/loudwater.git

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2. Copy default env variables

Enter the Loudwater root directory: 
cd loudwater
Run the following commands to copy the default environment variables: 
cp ./backend/.env.example ./backend/.env
cp ./frontend/.env.example ./frontend/.env

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3. Build & run

There are two ways to “build” your Loudwater deployment. You can either use our pre-built Docker images or build locally on your machine. Use pre-built Docker images (recommended) Run the following command in the Loudwater root directory to pull the required images from our Loudwater Docker Hub repository and run your local deployment of Loudwater: 
docker compose up -d
Build locally (for development) Run the following command in the Loudwater root directory to build and run your local deployment of Loudwater: 
docker compose -f docker-compose.build.yml up --build -d

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4. Start using Loudwater

Once your Docker containers are up and running, visit http://localhost:8000 in your browser to start using Loudwater.