1. .NET 11.0 SDK or later
2. Node.js (current LTS version)

1. Install the Node packages. In the yafsrc/YetAnotherForum.NET folder run:

   npm install

2. Compile the JavaScript and CSS files (in the same folder):

   npm run build

   This runs the default Grunt task. If you have installed the Grunt CLI globally (npm install -g grunt-cli), grunt works as well.

3. Build the solution for your database from the yafsrc folder:

   Database	Command
   Microsoft SQL Server	dotnet build YAF.NET-SqlServer.slnx
   MySQL / MariaDB	dotnet build YAF.NET-MySql.slnx
   PostgreSQL	dotnet build YAF.NET-PostgreSQL.slnx
   SQLite	dotnet build YAF.NET-Sqlite.slnx

Start the web project from the yafsrc/YetAnotherForum.NET folder, e.g. for SQL Server:

dotnet run --project YAF-SqlServer.csproj

Set the connection string in appsettings.json first (see Installation). On the first start you are redirected to the installation wizard.

To run your local source in Docker instead, see Docker - Test compose files.