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Local Deployment
Many developers prefer to deploy new software within their local environment to explore the new technology and kick the software tires around. Any License can be used for your Local deployment, while the Developer License is restricted to Local Deployments only. The License Keys enable developers to spin up and down instances of the Form.io platform locally on the developer's machine allowing for local development and testing without affecting the remotely deployed platform configuration.
Contact [email protected] to acquire a License
Form.io utilizes Docker Compose to define and run the containers necessary to locally install the Form.io Enterprise platform. It's recommended you review the Prepare Your Environment section of the Self-Hosted Deployment guide to learn more about Docker Desktop before continuing with the Local Deployment walkthrough.
Now that we have Docker Desktop running, navigate to the Form.io Deploy repo. Click the deployments/compose folder and download the local.zip file which holds the necessary files to install and run the Form.io containers. Locate the zip file on your Local Machine and unzip it into a folder.
Open the zipped folder within your preferred IDE, click the
.env file, and locate the following line.LICENSE_KEY=YOURLICENSE
Change YOURLICENSE to the Enterprise License key distributed to you by Form.io.
Contact [email protected] to inquire about a license.
After saving the .env file, change your terminal directory to your deployment folder and run the following command.
docker-compose up --detach
This will start the Form.io platform containers and Mongo Database within your local machine.
After the installation process has been completed, navigate to the following URL to access the Local Deployment.
http://lvh.me
To authenticate into the platform, use the following credentials:
- CHANGEME
Edit the .env file to modify the authentication credentials for the local deployment.
All MongoDB data as well as PDF files are stored within the local
data directory which is part of the deployment folder.The next section will detail additional software you can install to facilitate things like File Storage and Container Management within your local environment.
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