> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.testquorum.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Run Quorum locally in demo mode, full mode, or Docker.

# Quickstart

Quorum supports three practical ways to get started.

## Demo mode

Use this mode when you want to see the product behavior without external API
keys or a MongoDB instance.

```bash theme={null}
git clone https://github.com/AlexLopezGomez/Quorum---Council-LLMs.git
cd Quorum

cd frontend
npm install
npm run build

cd ../backend
npm install
set DEMO_MODE=true
node src/index.js
```

Open `http://localhost:3000`.

## Full local mode

Use this mode when you want the full stack with live provider calls.

```bash theme={null}
docker run -d -p 27017:27017 mongo:7

cd backend
cp .env.example .env
npm install
npm run dev

cd ../frontend
npm install
npm run dev
```

Required environment variables:

* `OPENAI_API_KEY`
* `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`
* `GOOGLE_API_KEY`
* `JWT_SECRET` (auth tokens — use a random 32+ character string)
* `API_KEY_ENCRYPTION_SECRET` (stored API key encryption)
* `RESEND_API_KEY` + `RESEND_FROM_EMAIL` (password reset and email verification)

Open `http://localhost:5173`.

## Docker

Set `MONGO_PASSWORD` in a `.env` file at the project root before running:

```bash theme={null}
docker-compose up --build
```

Open `http://localhost:8080`.

## What to expect

* Create an account — an email verification link will be sent on signup
* Upload structured test cases
* Watch `risk_scored`, `strategy_selected`, judge events, and aggregator events stream live
* Review verdicts, cost, and historical runs in the app

## Related pages

* [How It Works](/how-it-works)
* [Observability](/observability)
* [Contributing](/community/contributing)