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title: Manual Setup
description: Manually set up Documenso on your machine for local development.
---

# Manual Setup

Follow these steps to setup Documenso on your local machine:

1. [Fork this repository](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/about-forks) to your GitHub account.

After forking the repository, clone it to your local device by using the following command:

```sh
git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/documenso
```

2. Run `npm i` in the root directory

3. Create your `.env` from the `.env.example`. You can use `cp .env.example .env` to get started with our handpicked defaults.

4. Set the following environment variables:

   - NEXTAUTH_URL
   - NEXTAUTH_SECRET
   - NEXT_PUBLIC_WEBAPP_URL
   - NEXT_PUBLIC_MARKETING_URL
   - NEXT_PRIVATE_DATABASE_URL
   - NEXT_PRIVATE_DIRECT_DATABASE_URL
   - NEXT_PRIVATE_SMTP_FROM_NAME
   - NEXT_PRIVATE_SMTP_FROM_ADDRESS

5. Create the database schema by running `npm run prisma:migrate-dev`

6. Run `npm run dev` in the root directory to start

7. Register a new user at http://localhost:3000/signup

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- Optional: Seed the database using `npm run prisma:seed -w @documenso/prisma` to create a test user and document.
- Optional: Create your own signing certificate.
  - To generate your own using these steps and a Linux Terminal or Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), see **[Create your own signing certificate](./SIGNING.md)**.