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Local development Prerequisites
- Install Node 14.x (LTS) either manually or using a tool like nvm or volta (recommended)
- Install Meteor (version here): https://www.meteor.com/developers/install
- Install yarn: https://yarnpkg.com/getting-started/install
- Clone this repo: git clone https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git
Run yarn to install dependencies
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Starting Rocket.Chat:
- yarn dev # run all packages OR
- yarn dsv # run only meteor (front and back) with pre-built packages
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After initialized, you can access the server at http://localhost:3000
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More details at: Developer Docs PS: For Windows you MUST use WSL2 and have +12Gb RAM