§2024-08-21

• Local development Prerequisites

  • Install Node 14.x (LTS) either manually or using a tool like nvm or volta (recommended)
  • Install Meteor (version here): https://www.meteor.com/developers/install
  • Install yarn: https://yarnpkg.com/getting-started/install
  • Clone this repo: git clone https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git Run yarn to install dependencies

• Starting Rocket.Chat:

  • yarn dev # run all packages OR
  • yarn dsv # run only meteor (front and back) with pre-built packages

• After initialized, you can access the server at http://localhost:3000

• More details at: Developer Docs PS: For Windows you MUST use WSL2 and have +12Gb RAM