---
title: "Developing"
description: "This guide will help you set up and run Infisical in development mode."
---

## Clone the repo

```bash
# change location to the path you want Infisical to be installed
cd ~

# clone the repo and cd to Infisical dir
git clone https://github.com/Infisical/infisical
cd infisical
```

## Set up environment variables

Tweak the `.env` according to your preferences. Refer to the available [environment variables](/self-hosting/configuration/envars).

```bash
cp .env.example .env
```

## Docker for development

```bash
# build and start the services
docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up --build
```

Then browse http://localhost:8080

```bash
# To stop environment use Control+C (on Mac) CTRL+C (on Win) or
docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml down
# start services
docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up
```

The docker-compose development environment consists of:

- nginx
- frontend
- backend
- mongo
- mongo-express