# Setup local server
- Clone the ***uniksim*** depot with the ***old\_login*** branch : [https://bitbucket.org/gypso/uniksim.git](https://gypso@bitbucket.org/gypso/uniksim.git "https://bitbucket.org/gypso/uniksim.git")
- Run ***npm install*** in the main directory
- Install and run **[Xampp](https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html)** v7.3.31 (Installation location (by default) -> *C:\\xampp )*
- Make the ***<uniksimroot>*/*public*** folder the root of a php virtual host
- Add the following lines to ***C:\\xampp\\apache\\conf\\extra\\httpd-vhosts.conf***
---
<VirtualHost \*:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot *<uniksimroot>/public*
ServerName uniksimdev
ServerAlias www.uniksimdev
<Directory "*<uniksimroot>/public*">
Options All
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
---
- - Add the following lines to ***C:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts***
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127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 uniksimdev
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- Edit your user variables
- Right-click on your ***Computer*** in the ***File Explorer*** and go to ***Properties***
- Go to the ***Advanced* system settings** and click on ***Environment Variables***
- Find ***Path*** in the system variables box, and add the following path to the end of the ***Path*** variable string.
---
;C:\\xampp\\php
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- Run ***php composer.phar install*** in the main directory (***<uniksimroot>****)*
- Start the ***Apache*** and the ***MySQL*** modules in the ***Xampp Control Panel***
- Setup in *phpMyAdmin*
- Open the ***Admin*** panel of the ***MySQL*** module in the ***Xampp Control Panel***
- Create a new database named ***uniksim*** with the ***utf8\_general\_ci*** collation
- Within the *SQL* tab in the new database, setup the database structure by running the content of ***<uniksimroot>/uniksim\_example.sql***
- Setup the game
- Get the current game version for the client in the ***constant*** table within the ***uniksim*** database in phpMyAdmin and add the folders ***builds/<client\_version>*** in ***<uniksimroot>/public/***
- Copy your Unity build to the ***<client\_version>*** folder
- Duplicate ***<uniksimroot>/.env.example*** and rename it ***.env***
- Insure the name of the database is correct
- DB\_DATABASE=uniksim
DB\_USERNAME=root
DB\_PASSWORD=''
- Install [**Redis**](https://github.com/microsoftarchive/redis/releases) for Windows
- Install **[Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)** and open it, drag and drop ***<uniksimroot>/node.js***, and run the