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How to Install Appwrite?

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Appwrite is an open-source platform service that provides developers easy-to-use and integrates a set of APIs to perform backend queries. All of the Appwrite SDKs make developers’ life easier as they have zero dependencies means no dependencies conflict, verbose documentation, simple and consistent with other platforms. It is designed to work well with different trending technologies like React, Flutter, Angular, Vue, Php, Java, etc.

Key Appwrite Features:

Following are the key features of Appwrite:

  1. Database: It supports storing data, making queries, and managing access control to data.
  2. Storage: Easy to upload files and media, download and access it using Appwrite APIs.
  3. Security: It solves the issue of security. The built-in end-to-end security for your backend API is both in transit and at rest.
  4. Functions: Since, it is a set of Docker containers, runs your backend code in a secure and isolated environment to customize your app.
  5. Console: Easy to track all backend APIs usage and manage project resources from a modern UI.

Prerequisites: 

  • Docker: To work with Appwrite, we need Docker for running Containerized Apps created with the use of Appwrite. Let’s break down the installation process into several steps:

Step 1: Install Docker. (If already installed move to next step). Appwrite is a packaged service as a set of Docker containers. The reason we need Docker for Appwrite. Just type “Docker Desktop” in your favorite web browser and download according to your system’s operating system.

Configure it and complete its setup first before we talk about Appwrite.

Step 2: To install Appwrite with Docker type the following command according to the shell you prefer:

  • Windows CMD

  • Windows PowerShell

  • Unix

Once the Appwrite installation using docker completes, go to the machine hostname or IP address (Example: http://localhost:90/ ) on your browser to access the Appwrite console which looks like:

Congrats, you have successfully installed Appwrite. Now, you can create projects and access all the services and products of Appwrite. You can add a platform according to your project requirement either its web app or mobile/ioS app.


Last Updated : 29 Oct, 2021
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