---
title: Linux
description: How to set up Formbricks on a Linux machine
icon: "linux"
---

### Local Machine Setup - Linux

<Info>This guide is recommended for advanced users setting up Formbricks on a **Linux** machine.</Info>

Here are the requirements for setting up Formbricks on Linux:

- Node.JS (v20 recommended)
- [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/)
- [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) (to run PostgreSQL/MailHog)

**Steps:**

1. **Clone the project & move into the directory:**

   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/formbricks/formbricks && cd formbricks
   ```

2. **Setup NodeJS with nvm:**

   ```bash
   nvm install && nvm use
   ```

3. **Install NodeJS packages via pnpm:**

   ```bash
   pnpm install
   ```

4. **Create a `.env` file based on `.env.example`:**

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

5. **Generate & set the secret values:**

   ```bash
   sed -i '/^ENCRYPTION_KEY=/c\ENCRYPTION_KEY='$(openssl rand -hex 32) .env
   sed -i '/^NEXTAUTH_SECRET=/c\NEXTAUTH_SECRET='$(openssl rand -hex 32) .env
   sed -i '/^CRON_SECRET=/c\CRON_SECRET='$(openssl rand -hex 32) .env
   ```

6. **Generate the Next.js AGENTS.md file (optional, for AI-assisted development):**

   This step generates an `AGENTS.md` file at the repository root that provides Next.js documentation context for AI coding assistants (e.g. Cursor, GitHub Copilot). It runs `npx @next/codemod agents-md` under the hood. Re-run it whenever you upgrade Next.js.

   ```bash
   pnpm agents:update
   ```

7. **Start the development setup:**
   ```bash
   pnpm go
   ```

You can now access Formbricks at [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000).

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