nocodb/packages/noco-docs/docs/050.engineering/030.development-setup.md

---
title: "Development Setup"
description: "How to set-up your development environment"
---

## Clone the repo

```bash
git clone https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb
# change directory to the project root
cd nocodb
```

## Install dependencies

```bash
# run from the project root
pnpm i
```

## Start Frontend

```bash
# run from the project root
pnpm start:frontend
# runs on port 3000
```

## Start Backend

```bash
# run from the project root
pnpm start:backend
# runs on port 8080
```

Any changes made to frontend and backend will be automatically reflected in the browser.

## Enabling CI-CD for Draft PR

CI-CD will be triggered on moving a PR from draft state to `Ready for review` state & on pushing changes to `Develop`. To verify CI-CD before requesting for review, add label `trigger-CI` on Draft PR. 

## Accessing CI-CD Failure Screenshots

For Playwright tests, screenshots are captured on the tests. These will provide vital clues for debugging possible issues observed in CI-CD. To access screenshots, Open link associated with CI-CD run & click on `Artifacts`
  
![Screenshot 2022-09-29 at 12 43 37 PM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86527202/192965070-dc04b952-70fb-4197-b4bd-ca7eda066e60.png)