# Installation & Setup

> Get Glider running locally, with the database, ports and optional hardware in place.

Glider documentation · Getting Started · Web page: https://cgglider.com/docs/installation/

Sections of this page: [Requirements](https://cgglider.com/docs/installation.md) · [Run locally](https://cgglider.com/docs/installation/run-locally.md) · [Environment & ports](https://cgglider.com/docs/installation/environment.md) · [Hardware & extras](https://cgglider.com/docs/installation/hardware.md)

What the machine needs before the first run.

- Node.js 20 or newer
- Docker (for the bundled MongoDB) or a reachable MongoDB instance — only when running from source; the desktop app ships and runs its own
- Claude Code (claude) and/or Codex (codex) CLIs, signed in — only for the in-editor agent chat
- A Chromium-based browser for the output window