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# Local dev setup

Once you have installed the requirements as mentioned in the [General Requirements](/zcash-explorer/about/general-requirements.md) docs, you can try setting the local dev env as follows.

* Clone the repo.
* Install deps.
* start zcashd ( with all the flags necessary as mentioned in the General Requirements )
* start the app in dev mode.

Install elixir deps  using [Mix](https://hexdocs.pm/mix/1.12/Mix.html)

```
 $ mix deps.get
```

Install frontend deps using `npm`

```
$ cd assets
$ npm install
```

Start the app

```
$ iex -S mix phx.server
```

open <http://localhost:4000/> in your browser.