# how to setup local appview dev environment

Appview requires several microservices from knot and spindle to entire atproto infra. This test environment is implemented under nixos vm.

1. copy `contrib/example.env` to `.env`, fill it and source it
2. run vm
  ```bash
  nix run --impure .#vm
  ```
3. trust the generated cert from host machine
  ```bash
  # for macos
  sudo security add-trusted-cert -d -r trustRoot \
    -k /Library/Keychains/System.keychain \
    ./nix/vm-data/caddy/.local/share/caddy/pki/authorities/local/root.crt
  ```
4. create test accounts with valid emails (use [`create-test-account.sh`](./scripts/create-test-account.sh))
5. create default labels (use [`setup-const-records`](./scripts/setup-const-records.sh))
6. restart vm with correct owner-did

for git-https, you should change your local git config:
```
[http "https://knot.tngl.boltless.dev"]
  sslCAPath = /Users/boltless/repo/tangled/nix/vm-data/caddy/.local/share/caddy/pki/authorities/local/
```