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# Getting started
Run the template locally in about 15 minutes. This guide assumes Node.js 20+ and
npm are already installed.
## 1. Fork and clone
1. Go to <https://github.com/ArnasDon/wacrm> and click **Fork** (top right).
2. Clone your fork:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/wacrm.git
cd wacrm
```
## 2. Install dependencies
```bash
npm install
```
## 3. Create the environment file
Copy the template and fill in the values (full reference in
[environment-variables.md](./environment-variables.md)):
```bash
cp .env.local.example .env.local
```
You cannot run `npm run dev` until **at least** `NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL`
and `NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY` are set. You need the full Supabase
setup before WhatsApp® features will work, so do that next.
## 4. Set up Supabase
Follow [supabase-setup.md](./supabase-setup.md) to create the project and
run the migrations. Come back here when the URL, anon key, and service-role
key are populated in `.env.local`.
## 5. Generate the encryption key
Access tokens for WhatsApp are encrypted at rest with AES-256-CBC. Generate
a 64-character hex key:
```bash
node -e "console.log(require('crypto').randomBytes(32).toString('hex'))"
```
Paste the output into `ENCRYPTION_KEY` in `.env.local`. **Do not change
this value later** — existing tokens are encrypted with whatever value was
set at the time, and rotating it will make them unreadable.
## 6. Run the dev server
```bash
npm run dev
```
Open <http://localhost:3000>. You should see the marketing landing page.
- Create an account at `/signup`.
- After sign-in you land on `/dashboard`.
- The inbox, contacts, pipelines, automations, and broadcasts modules are
all empty until you connect a WhatsApp number
([whatsapp-setup.md](./whatsapp-setup.md)).
## 7. Commands cheat sheet
| Command | Purpose |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `npm run dev` | Dev server with Turbopack HMR on `:3000`. |
| `npm run build` | Production build. |
| `npm start` | Run the production build. |
| `npm run lint` | ESLint across the project. |
## Next step
[Supabase setup →](./supabase-setup.md)