Using CantusDB Locally

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Starting Up

1. Open Docker Desktop

Open Docker from your Applications folder. Wait until you see the whale icon in the menu bar at the top-right of your screen. This means Docker is ready.

2. Open Terminal

Click the magnifying glass in the top right of your screen to search for Applications, type Terminal, press Enter.

3. Navigate to the CantusDB folder

Type this and press Enter:

cd ~/Documents/CantusDB-Local/CantusDB-production

4. Start the application

docker compose up -d

5. Open your browser

Go to http://localhost, click Log in, and enter your username and password.

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Shutting Down

When you are finished, open Terminal and run:

cd ~/Documents/CantusDB-production

docker compose down