# How do I local test my Rocket.Chat App?

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**Category:** Rocket.Chat Apps\
**Created:** [December 6, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/how-do-i-local-test-my-rocket-chat-app/2633 "2018-12-06T11:27:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![plets](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/plets/32/735_2.png) [@plets](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/plets)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/how-do-i-local-test-my-rocket-chat-app/2633/1 "2018-12-06T11:27:02Z")

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I’m creating a new Rocket.Chat App, but I’m new to the entire Rocket.Chat environment. How do I start my own Rocket.Chat instance and how to test the App?

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**Author:** ![bruno.raymundo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/bruno.raymundo/32/727_2.png) [@bruno.raymundo](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/bruno.raymundo)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/how-do-i-local-test-my-rocket-chat-app/2633/2 "2018-12-06T12:26:14Z")

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Hi, Felipe!

We have several ways of deploying Rocket.Chat on-premise. Take a look at the page below and choose one that best fits your purposes. Let us know if you face any obstacles!

> **[Rocket.Chat - On-Premises, Install & Install, Server & Mobile Apps](https://rocket.chat/install)**
>
> Install & install the latest stable or release candidate version of
> Rocket.Chat on your desktop, server, cloud or mobile phone.

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**Author:** ![rodrigo.nascimento](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/forums.rocket.chat/rodrigo.nascimento/32/2109_2.png) [@rodrigo.nascimento](https://forums.rocket.chat/u/rodrigo.nascimento)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.rocket.chat/t/how-do-i-local-test-my-rocket-chat-app/2633/3 "2018-12-06T12:32:32Z")

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@plets the best way is running rocket.chat locally and using the apps cli to install

```auto
rc-apps deploy --url http://localhost:3000 --username your_username --password your_password

```

I would suggest the develop way [https://rocket.chat/docs/developer-guides/quick-start/](https://rocket.chat/docs/developer-guides/quick-start/) or via docker compose [https://rocket.chat/docs/installation/docker-containers/#6-create-the-docker-composeyml-file--local-directories](https://rocket.chat/docs/installation/docker-containers/#6-create-the-docker-composeyml-file--local-directories)