# Formbricks > still in development Everything you always wanted (from a form tool)... The days of scattered response data are counted. Manage all form data in one place. Analyze right here or pipe your data where you need it. ### How to run locally (for development) To get the project running locally on your machine you need to have the following development tools installed: - Node.JS (we recommend v18) - [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/) - [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) (to run PostgreSQL / MailHog) 1. Clone the project: ```sh git clone https://github.com/formbricks/formbricks ``` and move into the directory ```sh cd formbricks ``` 1. Install Node.JS packages via pnpm. Don't have pnpm? Get it [here](https://pnpm.io/installation) ```sh pnpm install ``` 1. To make the process of installing a dev dependencies easier, we offer a [`docker-compose.yml`](https://docs.docker.com/compose/) with the following servers: - a `postgres` container and environment variables preset to reach it, - a `mailhog` container that acts as a mock SMTP server and shows received mails in a web UI (forwarded to your host's `localhost:8025`) ```sh docker-compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d ``` 1. Create a `.env` file based on `.env.example` and change it according to your setup. If you are using a cloud based database or another mail server, you will need to update the `DATABASE_URL` and SMTP settings in your `.env` accordingly. ```sh cp .env.example .env ``` 1. Make sure your PostgreSQL Database Server is running. Then let prisma set up the database for you: ```sh pnpm prisma migrate dev ``` 1. Start the development server: ```sh pnpm dev ``` **You can now access the app on [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)**. You will be automatically redirected to the login. To use your local installation of formbricks, create a new account. For viewing the confirmation email and other emails the system sends you, you can access mailhog at [http://localhost:8025](http://localhost:8025) ### Build To build all apps and packages, run the following command: ```sh pnpm build ``` ### Develop To develop all apps and packages, run the following command: ```sh pnpm dev ```