Installation¶

Quick Start¶

Download and install anaconda
Set up a conda environment, install Simmate within it, and activate it. (Note: We recommend using Spyder as your IDE, but it's not mandatory)
```
conda create -n my_env -c conda-forge python=3.11 simmate
conda install -n my_env -c conda-forge spyder  # optional but recommended
conda activate my_env
```
Tip

If the environment takes more than 2 minutes to resolve, you might be using an outdated version of conda. Ensure your conda version is updated (>=23.10.0) to utilize the new libmamba solver.

Info

Simmate is also available via pip install simmate, but because of our many dependencies, we recommend sticking with conda.
Run the help command to verify the installation
```
simmate --help
```
For first-time setup, initialize your local database (SQLite)
```
simmate database reset
```
Start the local dev server and keep this command running
```
simmate run-server
```
Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/ to access your local server