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# Launching Kuwala

The first thing you have to do is to clone the Kuwala repository by running the following command in your terminal/shell:

```shell-session
git clone https://github.com/kuwala-io/kuwala.git
```

Before you start Kuwala, you have to have Docker running in the background. We recommend running the latest version of [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/).

Now you simply need to run the following command from inside the root directory of the repository:

```shell-session
docker-compose --profile kuwala up
```

Now open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000/) in your browser, and you are good to go. 🚀


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