# Setup
URL: https://usememos.com/docs/development/setup

You need both the backend and frontend toolchains available locally.

## Core tools [#core-tools]

* Go 1.25+
* Node.js 22+
* pnpm 10+
* Git
* additional repo tooling such as `buf` when you work on generated API code

## Setup flow [#setup-flow]

1. clone the repository
2. install backend and frontend dependencies
3. confirm Go builds successfully
4. choose SQLite first unless you specifically need MySQL or PostgreSQL testing

## Typical commands [#typical-commands]

```bash
git clone https://github.com/usememos/memos.git
cd memos
go mod download
cd web
pnpm install
```

If you are working on protocol or generated API changes, also install the tooling required by the upstream repo for code generation and linting.