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Prerequisites & Installation

Before working with VELA locally, make sure your development environment meets the following requirements.

Requirements​

  • Docker — VELA's local environment runs entirely in Docker containers. Install Docker Desktop or Docker Engine for your platform.
  • Git — Required to clone the starter kit and related repositories.
  • Node.js (optional) — Needed if you plan to use the vela-common-ts TypeScript library for client-side interactions.
  • Go (optional) — Needed if you plan to use the vela-common-go library.

Installation​

Clone the starter kit repository:

git clone https://github.com/HorizenOfficial/vela-starterkit.git
cd vela-starterkit

Follow the instructions in the repository README to bring up the local environment. The starter kit handles container orchestration, environment configuration, and sample application deployment.

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