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Run the entire platform locally with Docker Compose for development, QA, and API exploration. This setup is not hardened for production workloads.

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1) Install Git

sudo apt update -y
sudo apt install git -y

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2) Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/cometchat-team/cometchat-chat-api-infra-backend.git
cd cometchat-chat-api-infra-backend
git switch docker-swarm-setup-x86

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3) Install Docker & Docker Compose (local only)

./install-docker-ubuntu.sh
docker --version
docker-compose --version

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4) Start the local Docker environment

docker compose pull
docker compose up -d
Result: all services required for local development start on the same host.

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5) Validate the deployment

  • WebSocket Gateway: http://localhost/v1/health
  • Chat API: http://localhost/health

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What this setup includes

  • Kafka, Redis, MongoDB
  • Local Docker volumes for persistence
  • Single-node deployment tuned for development and debugging
Use this environment only for development, debugging, and API testing. Do not run production traffic against it.