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AI Red vs Blue Arena

Development Setup

Development Setup

Guide to setting up a development environment.

Prerequisites

  • Node.js 18+
  • pnpm (recommended) or npm
  • Git
  • Docker (for Kestra, optional)

Clone Repository

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git clone https://github.com/SpandanM110/AI-Arena.git
cd AI-Arena

Install Dependencies

Backend

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cd backend
pnpm install

Frontend

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cd frontend
pnpm install

Environment Setup

Backend

Copy .env.example to .env:

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cp .env.example .env

Edit .env with your configuration.

Frontend

Create .env.local:

NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=http://localhost:3001/api
NEXT_PUBLIC_WS_URL=ws://localhost:3002

Start Development Servers

Backend

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cd backend
pnpm run dev

Frontend

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cd frontend
pnpm run dev

Seed Database

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cd backend
pnpm run seed

Next Steps