Getting Started

1. Clone the Medusa starter:

   git clone https://github.com/medusajs/medusa-starter-default.git --depth=1 my-medusa-store
   cd my-medusa-store
   
2. Create a docker-compose.yml file and add the following content:
   docker-compose.yml

   services:
     postgres:
       image: postgres:15-alpine
       environment:
         POSTGRES_USER: postgres
         POSTGRES_PASSWORD: demo
         POSTGRES_DB: medusa-store
       volumes:
         - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
   
     redis:
       image: redis:7-alpine
   
     medusa:
       build: .
       ports:
         - "7001:9000"
       environment:
         DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:demo@postgres:5432/medusa-store?sslmode=disable
         REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379
         NODE_ENV: development
       command: sh -c "npx medusa db:migrate && npm run seed && npm run dev"
       depends_on:
         - postgres
         - redis
   
   volumes:
     postgres_data:
   
3. Create a Dockerfile and add the following content:
   Dockerfile

   FROM node:20-alpine
   WORKDIR /server
   COPY package*.json ./
   RUN npm install --legacy-peer-deps
   COPY . .
   EXPOSE 9000
   
4. Start the containers:

   docker compose up --build -d
   
5. Wait for initialization (2-3 minutes on first run):

   docker compose logs -f medusa
   
   Look for Medusa is ready in the logs, then press Ctrl+C
6. Create an admin user:

   docker compose exec medusa npx medusa user -e [email protected] -p demo1234
   
7. Open the browser and go to http://localhost:7001/app to access the Medusa Admin.
   • Email: [email protected]
   • Password: demo1234