signoz/docs/contributing/development.md
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# Development Guide
Welcome! This guide will help you set up your local development environment for SigNoz. Let's get you started! 🚀
## What do I need?
Before diving in, make sure you have these tools installed:
- **Git** - Our version control system
- Download from [git-scm.com](https://git-scm.com/)
- **Go** - Powers our backend
- Download from [go.dev/dl](https://go.dev/dl/)
- Check [go.mod](../../go.mod#L3) for the minimum version
- **GCC** - Required for CGO dependencies
- Download from [gcc.gnu.org](https://gcc.gnu.org/)
- **Node** - Powers our frontend
- Download from [nodejs.org](https://nodejs.org)
- Check [.nvmrc](../../frontend/.nvmrc) for the version
- **Yarn** - Our frontend package manager
- Follow the [installation guide](https://yarnpkg.com/getting-started/install)
- **Docker** - For running Clickhouse and Postgres locally
- Get it from [docs.docker.com/get-docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/)
> 💡 **Tip**: Run `make help` to see all available commands with descriptions
## How do I get the code?
1. Open your terminal
2. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/SigNoz/signoz.git
```
3. Navigate to the project:
```bash
cd signoz
```
## How do I run it locally?
SigNoz has three main components: Clickhouse, Backend, and Frontend. Let's set them up one by one.
### 1. Setting up Clickhouse
First, we need to get Clickhouse running:
```bash
make devenv-clickhouse
```
This command:
- Starts Clickhouse in a single-shard, single-replica cluster
- Sets up Zookeeper
- Runs the latest schema migrations
### 2. Starting the Backend
1. Run the backend server:
```bash
make go-run-community
```
2. Verify it's working:
```bash
curl http://localhost:8080/api/v1/health
```
You should see: `{"status":"ok"}`
> 💡 **Tip**: The API server runs at `http://localhost:8080/` by default
### 3. Setting up the Frontend
1. Install dependencies:
```bash
yarn install
```
2. Create a `.env` file in the `frontend` directory:
```env
FRONTEND_API_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:8080
```
3. Start the development server:
```bash
yarn dev
```
> 💡 **Tip**: `yarn dev` will automatically rebuild when you make changes to the code
Now you're all set to start developing! Happy coding! 🎉