# Installation from the sources

### Prerequisites

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This section describes how to install Prophecies for development. This environment disables many security settings provided by Django and isn't meant to be used for internet-facing instances. For that purpose please follow the [installation guide with Docker](/prophecies/getting-started/installation-with-docker.md).
{% endhint %}

* Python 3.9
* Node 16.x
* Poetry >= 1.2
* Yarn 1.x
* Git

### Setup steps

Checkout the repository with git:

```bash
git clone git@github.com:ICIJ/prophecies.git
cd prophecies/
```

After entering the directory, setup a virtualenv with `poetry` and to install required packages:

```bash
make install
```

To setup the database (using SQLite3 by default):

```bash
make migrate
```

To create a superuser:

```bash
make createsuperuser
```

For more customization, this app utilizes [12factor](https://www.12factor.net/) inspired environment variables to configure your Django application. You can create `.env` file using the custom settings variables:

```bash
DEBUG=on
DATABASE_URL=
CACHE_URL=dummycache://
STATIC_URL=/static/
SOCIAL_AUTH_PROVIDER_KEY=
SOCIAL_AUTH_PROVIDER_SECRET=
SOCIAL_AUTH_PROVIDER_HOSTNAME=http://localhost:3001
SOCIAL_AUTH_PROVIDER_USERNAME_FIELD=uid
SOCIAL_AUTH_PROVIDER_GROUPS_FIELD=groups_by_applications.prophecies
SOCIAL_AUTH_PROVIDER_STAFF_GROUP=icijstaff
```

The application can be configured with [many environment variables](/prophecies/getting-started/configure-prophecies.md).


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