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# Getting started
You do not need any computer skills, smarts, or anything of that nature. You are very capable as you have made it this far. Some basic understanding how a terminal, git, and or Node.js is a bonus, but that does not limit you to getting streetmerchant running!
## Prerequisites
- [git](https://git-scm.com/)
- Either [Node.js 14](https://nodejs.org/en/) or [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) (advanced users)
## Using Node.js
| Reference | Note |
|:---:|---|
| tag | Example, `v1.0.0`; stable |
| `main` | Latest HEAD; not tagged, could be unstable |
- [Node.js 14](https://nodejs.org/en/)
- Clone this project `git clone https://github.com/jef/streetmerchant.git`.
- To checkout a particular reference, use `git checkout <ref name>` after cloning.
- Navigate to this project by entering `cd streetmerchant`.
- Run `npm install`.
- Make a copy of `dotenv-example` and name it `dotenv`.
- Edit the `dotenv` file to your liking using a text editor (like [vscode](https://code.visualstudio.com/)).
- Run `npm run start` to start.
At any point you want the program to stop, use ++ctrl+c++.
???+ tip
Community based help can also be found on the [wiki](https://github.com/jef/streetmerchant/wiki). Feel free to check that out if you're having problems running. If you're still having problems running, you're probably not the first. Make some searches through the [GitHub issues](https://github.com/jef/streetmerchant/issues) before making one.
## Using Docker
Available via GitHub Container Registry.
| Tag | Note |
|:---:|---|
| `latest` | Latest release; stable |
| `nightly` | Latest HEAD each day at midnight UTC; could be unstable |
```sh
# to run docker nightly
docker run --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN \
-it --rm --env-file ./dotenv \
ghcr.io/jef/streetmerchant:nightly
# to test notifications
docker run --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN \
-it --rm --env-file ./dotenv \
ghcr.io/jef/streetmerchant:nightly test:notification:production
```
## Customization
To customize streetmerchant, make a copy of `dotenv-example` as `dotenv` and make any changes to your liking. View [Reference](reference/application.md) for more information on variables and their usage.
## Building docker
[Docker-Docs](docs/docker.md)
???+ tip
All environment variables are optional.
## For developers
The command `npm run start:dev` can be used instead of `npm run start` to automatically restart the project when filesystem changes are detected in the `src/` folder or `dotenv` file.