# Run and deploy your AI Studio app This contains everything you need to run your app locally. View your app in AI Studio: https://ai.studio/apps/b6ca5081-8525-4b56-8fbc-92c242c9ae8a ## Run Locally **Prerequisites:** Node.js 1. Install dependencies: `npm install` 2. Set the `GEMINI_API_KEY` in [.env.local](.env.local) to your Gemini API key 3. Run the app: `npm run dev` ## Run With Docker **Production deployment (minimum Docker download):** 1. Create `.env.local` from `.env.example` and set `GEMINI_API_KEY`. 2. Build the static files locally with the dependencies already installed: `npm run build` 3. Start the production container: `docker compose up --build -d` 4. Open `http://localhost:8080`. The production image copies the local `dist` directory into `nginx:stable-alpine3.23-slim`; it does not download Node or reinstall npm packages inside Docker. **Development server (optional, downloads a Node image and dependencies):** 1. Create `.env.local` from `.env.example` and set `GEMINI_API_KEY`. 2. Start the development container: `docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up --build` 3. Open `http://localhost:3000`.