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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion README.md
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## Quickstart (self-host, ~90 seconds)
## Quickstart (self-host in a few minutes)

Clone to a live MCP endpoint in about 4 minutes — a one-time image build. (A
stone-cold first-ever build can take longer; it's I/O-bound on Docker's
filesystem, not downloads. Native Linux is as fast or faster.)

Requirements: **Docker + Docker Compose**. (Working on the code itself, outside
Docker? **Node 22** — `nvm use` picks it up from [`.nvmrc`](./.nvmrc) — and
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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions scripts/self-host-init.sh
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echo " docker compose up -d --build # (public repo: docker-compose.yml is the self-host stack)"
echo ""
echo " [!] First build compiles the api, web, collab and workers images (the workers"
echo " image also downloads Chromium), so a cold first build takes several minutes"
echo " - much faster on later builds. Postgres and Redis go healthy in seconds,"
echo " image also downloads Chromium), so a cold first build takes about 4 minutes"
echo " (a stone-cold first-ever build can take longer) - much faster on later builds."
echo " Postgres and Redis go healthy in seconds,"
echo " then the terminal will look idle for a few minutes while the images build."
echo " That is normal - it is NOT a hang, so don't Ctrl-C. Watch progress with:"
echo " docker compose logs -f"
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