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layout: default
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parent: For developers
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title: Installation
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nav_order: 1
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Installation
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============
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LNbits uses [Flask](http://flask.pocoo.org/).
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Application dependencies
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The application uses [Pipenv][pipenv] to manage Python packages.
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While in development, you will need to install all dependencies (includes packages like `black` and `flake8`):
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$ pipenv shell
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$ pipenv install --dev
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Running the server
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$ flask run
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There is an environment variable called `FLASK_ENV` that has to be set to `development`
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if you want to run Flask in debug mode with autoreload
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[pipenv]: https://docs.pipenv.org/#install-pipenv-today
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