# Local installation

Before installing Consul and having it up and running make sure you have [Ruby 2.3.2](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2016/11/15/ruby-2-3-2-released/) installed in your local environment.

1. First, clone the [Consul Github repository](https://github.com/consul/consul/):

  ```
  git clone https://github.com/consul/consul.git
  ```

2. Go to the project folder and install the gems stack using [Bundler](http://bundler.io/):
  ```
  cd consul
  bundle install
  ```

3. Copy the environment example configuration files inside new readable ones:

  ```
  cp config/database.yml.example config/database.yml
  cp config/secrets.yml.example config/secrets.yml
  ```

4. Run the following [Rake tasks](https://github.com/ruby/rake) to fill your local database with the minimum data to run the application:

  ```
  bin/rake db:setup
  bin/rake db:dev_seed
  RAILS_ENV=test rake db:setup
  ```

5. Now you have all set, run the application:

  ```
  rails s
  ```

  Congratulations! Your local Consul application will be running now at `http://localhost:3000`.

In case you want to access the local application as admin, a default user with admin permissions was created by the seed files with **username** `admin@consul.dev` and **password** `12345678`.

If you need an specific user to perform actions such as voting, a default verified user is also available with **username** `verified@consul.dev` and **password** `12345678`.