local-development.mdx

title	Local Development
description	Set up local development environment with Docker and live reload

Logging

export LOGLEVEL=info

Advanced logging:

export LOGLEVEL=debug

Local Docker Development with Live Reload

To facilitate local development with live reload, you can use Docker. Follow the steps below:

1. Create Dockerfile.dev

```dockerfile Dockerfile.dev FROM python:3.11-slim

WORKDIR /app

COPY . .

RUN pip install flask praisonai==2.2.21 watchdog

EXPOSE 5555

ENV FLASK_ENV=development

CMD ["flask", "run", "--host=0.0.0.0"]

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### 2. Create docker-compose.yml

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```yaml docker-compose.yml
version: '3.8'

services:
  app:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile.dev
    volumes:
      - .:/app
    ports:
      - "5555:5555"
    environment:
      FLASK_ENV: development
    command: flask run --host=0.0.0.0

  watch:
    image: alpine:latest
    volumes:
      - .:/app
    command: sh -c "apk add --no-cache inotify-tools && while inotifywait -r -e modify,create,delete /app; do kill -HUP 1; done"

3. Run Docker Compose

```bash Terminal docker-compose up ```

This setup will allow you to develop locally with live reload, making it easier to test and iterate on your code.