portainer-docs/contribute/build

Build instructions

This article explains how to set up your local development environment so you can contribute to the Portainer codebase.

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Instructions

Navigate to the folder where you will store Portainer project code. This can be anywhere such as on your desktop or in your downloads folder.

Now, download the Portainer project:

git clone https://github.com/portainer/portainer.git

Next, navigate into the Portainer project you downloaded:

cd portainer

Install the development dependencies:

make deps

And finally, build and run the project:

make dev

You should now be able to access Portainer at https://localhost:9443 and UI dev server runs on http://localhost:8999.

For additional commands, run make help.

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Contribution Guidelines

When contributing to the Portainer codebase, please follow our contribution guidelines.