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Getting Started

VARS is deployed as a Docker-based stack managed by the vars-quickstart-public project. It provides the varsq CLI script that handles environment configuration, SSL certificate generation, and service lifecycle management.

Prerequisites

  • Docker Engine 20.10+ with Docker Compose V2
  • Bash shell environment
  • ~8 GB available RAM
  • Network access to pull images from Docker Hub

Setup Overview

The typical setup flow is:

  1. Clone vars-quickstart-public and review available targets with ./varsq targets
  2. Configure your environment with ./varsq configure <target>
  3. Generate SSL certificates with ./varsq mkcert
  4. Start all services with ./varsq start
  5. Verify services are running with ./varsq status

Full instructions, configuration reference, and troubleshooting guidance are in the vars-quickstart-public repository.