> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.kuwala.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.kuwala.io/launching-kuwala.md).

# Launching Kuwala

Follow these instructions to launch Kuwala and start building data pipelines.

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. 🚀