Then run powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\setup.ps1. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

1. 1

   Clone the repository

   Needs Git: winget install Git.Git. The repo uses git submodules, so the clone fetches them too.

   git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/docmost/docmost.git
   cd docmost

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2. 2

   Install the required runtimes

   Node.js LTS (no version pinned)

   winget install CoreyButler.NVMforWindows
   nvm install lts
   nvm use lts

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3. 3

   Configure environment variables

   Fill in secrets: APP_SECRET, JWT_TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN, AWS_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_KEY, SMTP_PASSWORD, POSTMARK_TOKEN

   Copy-Item .env.example .env

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4. 4

   Start backing services

   Needs: PostgreSQL, Redis

   winget install Docker.DockerDesktop
   docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d

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   If you see Cannot connect to the Docker daemon: start Docker Desktop (or the Docker service) first.
5. 5

   Install dependencies

   corepack enable
   pnpm install

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6. 6

   Run it

   pnpm dev

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