Quick Start Local Dev

Quick Start: Local Development

This guide is for developers who want to run FasterChat in a local development environment. This is ideal for contributing to the project or for running on systems where Docker is not available.

Prerequisites

Bun installed on your system.
Node.js (LTS version) installed.
A running PostgreSQL database.

Setup Instructions

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-repo/FasterChat.git
cd FasterChat/app

Install dependencies:
Terminal window
```
bun install
```

Set up environment variables:

Create a .env file in the app directory and add the following:

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/fasterchat"
# Add other necessary environment variables

Run database migrations:
Terminal window
```
bun prisma migrate dev
```
Start the development server:
Terminal window
```
bun dev
```

The application will be available at http://localhost:3000.

Next Steps

First-Time Setup