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We use Docker to run a PostgreSQL database for local development. Follow these steps to set it up:

1. Start the database:

   This will start a Postgres container with default credentials:

   • Host: localhost
   • Port: 5432
   • Database: nimbus
   • Username: postgres
   • Password: postgres

2. Verify the database is running if running a detatched container:

   You should see the nimbus-db container in the list with a status of "Up".

3. Connect to the database (optional):

   # Using psql client inside the container docker compose exec postgres psql -U postgres -d nimbus

Copy the .env.example file to .env using this command, cp .env.example .env and fill in these values:

After setting up the database, run the migrations:

In a new terminal, start the development server:

NOTE: this starts both the web and server development servers, to run just one, use bun dev:web or bun dev:server. Both will need the db running to work.

The application should now be running at http://localhost:3000