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If you prefer to run the components without Docker, the complete manual setup steps are in CONTRIBUTING.md. The same environment variables documented in Configuration apply.

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Running each component

# Signaling server (Node.js)
cd server
npm install
npm start

# Web client (Next.js)
cd client
pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm start

# CLI (optional, for local testing against your server)
cd cli
go build ./cmd/floe
./floe send photo.jpg --server http://localhost:3001
The client requires a production build (pnpm build then pnpm start) to serve static files. Use pnpm dev only during development, as it enables Next.js hot-reloading and is not suitable for production.

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Environment variables

Copy and configure the environment files before starting: 
cp server/.env.example server/.env
cp client/.env.example client/.env.local
Set at minimum:
  • In server/.env: CLIENT_URL=http://localhost:3000
  • In client/.env.local: NEXT_PUBLIC_SOCKET_URL=http://localhost:3001