Installation

Get Pricore up and running in minutes with Docker or manual installation.

Quick Start with Docker

The fastest way to get started is with Docker:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/pricorephp/pricore.git
cd pricore

# Copy environment file and set your APP_KEY
cp .env.example .env

# Generate a key
php -r "echo 'base64:'.base64_encode(random_bytes(32));"
# Add this key to your .env file as APP_KEY

# Start the containers
docker compose up -d

# Run migrations
docker compose exec app php artisan migrate

# Create your first user
docker compose exec app php artisan make:user

Pricore will be available at http://localhost:8000.

Manual Installation

For development or custom deployments:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/pricorephp/pricore.git
cd pricore

# Install PHP dependencies
composer install

# Install Node.js dependencies
npm install

# Configure environment
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate

# Run migrations
php artisan migrate

# Build frontend assets
npm run build

# Start the development server
composer run dev

Requirements

• PHP 8.4+
• Node.js 22+
• Redis (for queues and caching)
• SQLite, MySQL, or PostgreSQL

Next Steps

After installation:

1. Configure your environment - Set up database, Redis, and mail
2. Create an organization - Set up your first organization
3. Connect a repository - Link your Git repositories
4. Create access tokens - Generate tokens for Composer authentication