# Setup Here are the steps to setup your own dana server. ## Requirements As a requirement, you need to have node.js installed on your machine. [See nodejs download](https://nodejs.org/en/download/). ## Instructions for Mac/Linux First, install dependent node modules ``` $ npm install ``` Second, you need to create a **configs** directory. The database and temporary dana working files will be created in this directory. ``` $ mkdir configs ``` Then, you have to create a **configs/dana.js** file that will provide - *adminUser* property to specify the *login*, *password* and *email* of the administrator of your dana server. - *server* property to specify the *ip* and *port* to use from the browser This file should be like this: ``` module.exports = { adminUser: { login: 'admin', password: 'admin', email: 'youremail@google.com' }, server: { ip:'localhost', port: 7000 } } ``` You're ready to run the server :) Note you need to add some pages for the projects. See [adding project pages](Project.md) to know how to add pages to the dashboard for a project). To start the server, there are two options: ``` $ node src/server.js or $ npm start ``` ## Configure email account Dana provides a way to use a gmail account to send emails using Gmail APIs. Follow [these steps](http://pcarion.com/2015/12/06/How-to-send-a-mail-in-node-using-the-gmail-API.html) to get **clientsecret.json** and **gmail-credentials.json**. Then put these 2 files in **configs/** directory and restart Dana server.