# Quickstart

> Get Foundry running in a few minutes. The setup wizard handles infrastructure (Docker), authentication, and launches the dashboard.

Source: https://bifrost5.com/foundry/docs/quickstart/

# Quickstart

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[See editions](/foundry/docs/editions)

Get Foundry running in a few minutes. The setup wizard handles infrastructure (Docker), authentication, and launches the dashboard.

## Prerequisites

- Node.js 18+ (LTS recommended, for example through [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm))

- Docker & Docker Compose, for the DragonflyDB state store

- At least one AI provider CLI or API key that you already pay for (BYOK): Cursor CLI, Claude, Gemini, Codex or an OpenRouter key

## Install and start

```
# 1. Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/bifrost5/foundry.git
cd foundry
npm install

# 2. Run the setup wizard
# Starts the infrastructure, sets up auth and state, and opens the dashboard
npm run setup
```

**Visit:** `http://localhost:5173` to manage your software factory. Then pick a path in [Workflows](/foundry/docs/workflows).

## Manual setup (headless or CI)

Use this when the wizard does not fit, for example on a server with no browser. pnpm works as well as npm.

```
npm install && npm run build
docker-compose up -d
redis-cli -h localhost -p 6499 ping   # should answer PONG
```

The default state port is **6499**. If you use a different host or port, pass `--redis-host` and `--redis-port` to every CLI command.