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# Installation

**Development prerequisites:**

1. **Install Node.js and NPM** : Download Node.js **Recommended Version** from <https://nodejs.org/en/download/> and install it on your system. NPM comes bundled with Node.js
2. **Install npm packages** : In terminal go to your project root directory and run `npm install` command, it will download all the dependencies under node\_modules folder.

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**Running development server:**

Run `npm start` command to run dev server and access [`http://localhost:3000/`](http://localhost:8080/) to run your app/project on browser.

**Running project in production mode:**

Open the .env hidden file from root directory of admin template and change the value from development to production of `NODE_ENV` variable and then Run `npm start` to run  the project in production mode.