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# Backend

## Cloning the repo

Clone the repo to your machine

```
git clone https://github.com/pajicf/substrate-startkit-gui-api
```

## Creating the .env file

Once you have cloned the repo on your computer you can start configuring the backend application by following next steps:

* Navigate to the root of the project
* In the root of the project, create `.env` file
* Fill the `.env` file, example of the values can be copied from the `.env` or `.env.example.docker` file (NOTE: All values should be filled)