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# Get Started

The first thing it's check if already have access to Github Repository, after getting access you need to choose the repository for your use case:

**launchstack-stripe** or **launchstack-paddle**

### **Clone the Release**

<mark style="color:red;">That's an important step, don't clone the repository directly, use the Releases Tab on Github and clone the last.</mark>

**Let's generate our application key:**

```
sail artisan key:generate
```

**Run the migration**

```
php artisan migrate:fresh --seed
```

You will need run migration free with seed because LaunchStack depends on some data like languages, timezones and etc.

#### .Env

Inside the root project folder exist three .env examples:

* .env.example (default)
* .env.docker.example (for use with docker)
* .env.dusk.local.example (to run dusk tests locally)

Copy the correct env file example to your project root as .env and update it with your credentials.

**You can run the Launch stack on your machine in many ways:**

* Running native PHP locally, similar to Laravel Valet
* Running a virtual machine, like a Laravel Homestead
* Running a Docker (Recommended)

#### Docker Support

LaunchStack comes with support Docker Support as default, it's backed by [Laravel Sail](https://laravel.com/docs/master/sail).

To run the Launch Stack with docker, the first time you need to run the command below to install all dependencies

```
docker run --rm \
    -u "$(id -u):$(id -g)" \
    -v "$(pwd):/var/www/html" \
    -w /var/www/html \
    laravelsail/php82-composer:latest \
    composer install --ignore-platform-reqs
```

After you download all docker imagens, you need up the containers:

```
sail up -d
```

With your docker up, you can run commands like:

```
sail npm install && sail npm run dev
```

```
sail artisan make:migration create_your_table
```