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#### Requirements

- [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/)
- [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/en/)
- [Postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/)

#### Set up Postgres DB

```bash
cd server
./db-init.sh
```

Or run the commands manually:

```bash
psql -c "create user lemmy with password 'password' superuser;" -U postgres
psql -c 'create database lemmy with owner lemmy;' -U postgres
export LEMMY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
```

#### Running

```bash
git clone https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy
cd lemmy
./install.sh
# For live coding, where both the front and back end, automagically reload on any save, do:
# cd ui && yarn start
# cd server && cargo watch -x run
```
Use mdbook for documentation (fixes #375) 5 years ago			`#### Requirements`

			`- [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/)`
			`- [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/en/)`
			`- [Postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/)`

			`#### Set up Postgres DB`

			```bash
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			`./db-init.sh`
			```

			`Or run the commands manually:`

			```bash
			`psql -c "create user lemmy with password 'password' superuser;" -U postgres`
			`psql -c 'create database lemmy with owner lemmy;' -U postgres`
			`export LEMMY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy`
Use mdbook for documentation (fixes #375) 5 years ago			```

			`#### Running`

			```bash
Updating code url references to https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy 4 years ago			`git clone https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy`
Use mdbook for documentation (fixes #375) 5 years ago			`cd lemmy`
			`./install.sh`
			`# For live coding, where both the front and back end, automagically reload on any save, do:`
			`# cd ui && yarn start`
			`# cd server && cargo watch -x run`
			```