# ⚙️ Run Steps As Docker Service (For developers)

# Steps to Run

📥 Clone the repository or download the files to your local machine.
```
git clone https://github.com/avijeett007/knotie-ai.git
cd knotie-ai
```
📂 Navigate to the project directory where docker-compose.yml is located.
```
cd knotie-ai
```
📝 Copy .env_sample to .env and modify the environment variables as per your requirements.
```
cp .env_sample .env
```
🛠️ Run the following command to build and start the containers:
```
docker-compose up --build
```
🌐 Access the application via http://localhost:5000 or another configured port.

To stop the application, use the following Docker Compose command:

docker-compose down

If you've changed any code in the application, please make sure to use the following Docker Compose command to rebuild the image and start it:

docker-compose build --no-cache
docker-compose up