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Adds a single interactive script at the repo root that walks a new contributor through the full local setup in one command: - Checks that npm and Docker (daemon running) are present - Backs up and copies all three example config files (docker-compose.local.yml, docker-compose.local.vexa.yml, frontend .env) - Interactively prompts for the LLM provider and API key (OpenAI / Gemini / skip) - Interactively prompts for the transcription backend: remote vexa.ai free tier, self-hosted Whisper service, or skip (adds SKIP_TRANSCRIPTION_CHECK=true when skipped) - Runs npm install for the frontend - Starts the Vexa services, waits for readiness, creates a local user, generates a Vexa API key, and writes it into docker-compose.local.yml - Starts the full DNA stack detached (equivalent to make start-local) Compatible with macOS and Linux. Re-runnable: existing config files are backed up with a timestamp suffix before being overwritten. Also updates .gitignore files to exclude the .bak.* backup files the script creates. Signed-off-by: James Spadafora <spadjv@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Signed-off-by: James Spadafora <spadjv@gmail.com>
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1. Updated usage comment to document both `./bootstrap.sh` and `./bootstrap.sh --start` 2. Added Node.js version check to `check_prerequisites` — verifies `node` is present and is v18+, not just that `npm` exists 3. Added `python3` check to `check_prerequisites` — it was used in three inline heredocs but never verified 4. Added `wait_for_dna()` — polls `http://localhost:8000/docs` every 3 seconds (up to 40 retries) after the stack starts, giving real confirmation the API is up 5. Added `print_summary()` — extracted the final status block from `main` so both code paths share it; updated the "restart with" hint to use `./bootstrap.sh --start` 6. Rewrote `main()` to accept a `--start` flag — skips all interactive setup (config copying, LLM/transcription prompts, `npm install`, Vexa bootstrapping) and just runs prerequisites → start stack → health check --- **`QUICKSTART.md`** 1. Added step 8 to the bootstrap step list: "Poll the DNA API until it is ready and confirm all services are up" 2. Added a "Day-to-day use" note with `./bootstrap.sh --start` after the first-run instructions Signed-off-by: Cameron Target <camerontarget@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Cameron Target <camerontarget@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Cameron Target <camerontarget@gmail.com>
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@jspada200 added a couple things to this, let me know what you think! First commit message covers everything if you just want to take a skim over that. But then I added prodtracking provider configuration too. Tested in a Mac environment, stood up application and tested all features involving configured settings (SG, Vexa, Open AI API) 
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Nice! This is sweet!
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Summary
New contributors have reported difficulty getting the stack running locally. This PR adds a single interactive
bootstrap.shscript at the repo root that automates the entire first-time setup in one command.The script handles:
npmanddockerare installed and the Docker daemon is running, with actionable error messages for each failure.bak.*) then copies all three example configs:docker-compose.local.yml,docker-compose.local.vexa.yml, andfrontend/packages/app/.envSKIP_TRANSCRIPTION_CHECK=trueso Vexa starts cleanly)npm installinfrontend/VEXA_API_KEYintodocker-compose.local.ymlautomaticallymake start-localin detached modeThe script is re-runnable: if config files already exist they are backed up before being overwritten. The
.gitignorefiles are updated to exclude the.bak.*files the script produces.Compatible with macOS and Linux.
Testing
How I Tested
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./bootstrap.shon Linux (WSL2) end-to-end:docker-compose.local.ymldocker-compose.local.vexa.ymlnpm installcomplete successfully:8056VEXA_API_KEYinjected intodocker-compose.local.ymldocker compose up --build -dAlso verified:
SKIP_TRANSCRIPTION_CHECK=truetodocker-compose.local.vexa.ymland Vexa starts without the 403 errorbash -n bootstrap.sh8056(the gateway port accessible from the host;8057is internal Docker-network only)