Quick Start Guide

This guide will walk you through the steps to get acapy-cloud up and running smoothly.

Ensure that you meet the system requirements and have the necessary prerequisites installed.

System Requirements & Prerequisites

To successfully set up and run the project, your system should meet the following requirements and have the following prerequisites installed:

Requirements

  • Memory: 16GB of RAM
  • CPU: Intel i5 (minimum 4 cores) or equivalent
  • Disk Space: Approximately 32GB of free space for Docker images and data

Prerequisites

  • Operating System: Linux or macOS (Windows users should use WSL as outlined below)
  • Tools:
    • Bash
    • Docker
    • Docker Compose
    • Mise

[!NOTE] As of now, Mise does not support Windows. Windows users are recommended to use WSL. If using WSL, additional steps are required for Kind to work properly. Refer to the Kind WSL2 Guide for more details.

Installing Docker

Follow the official Docker installation instructions for your operating system:

Installing Docker Compose

Refer to the official Docker Compose installation guide:

Setting up Mise

Mise is used to install and manage development tooling for this project. Choose one of the following installation methods. We strongly recommend using your system's package manager to install Mise.

# Homebrew
brew install mise

# Build from source (requires Rust)
cargo install mise

# Arch Linux User Repository
yay -S mise-bin

# Debian/Ubuntu APT (amd64)
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y gpg wget curl
sudo install -dm 755 /etc/apt/keyrings
wget -qO - https://mise.jdx.dev/gpg-key.pub | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/mise-archive-keyring.gpg > /dev/null
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/mise-archive-keyring.gpg arch=amd64] https://mise.jdx.dev/deb stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mise.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y mise

# Debian/Ubuntu APT (arm64)
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y gpg wget curl
sudo install -dm 755 /etc/apt/keyrings
wget -qO - https://mise.jdx.dev/gpg-key.pub | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/mise-archive-keyring.gpg > /dev/null
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/mise-archive-keyring.gpg arch=arm64] https://mise.jdx.dev/deb stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mise.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y mise

For alternative installation methods, visit the Mise Installation Documentation.

Activating Mise in Your Shell

After installation, activate Mise by adding the following to your shell configuration:

# Bash
echo 'eval "$(mise activate bash)"' >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc

# Zsh
echo 'eval "$(mise activate zsh)"' >> ~/.zshrc && source ~/.zshrc

# Fish
echo 'mise activate fish | source' >> ~/.config/fish/config.fish && source ~/.config/fish/config.fish

Once activated, run the following commands to trust and install all required tools:

mise trust
mise install

For support with other shells, refer to the Mise Shell Support Documentation.

Project Setup

  1. Clone the Repository:

    git clone https://github.com/didx-xyz/acapy-cloud
cd acapy-cloud

  2. Start the Project:

    In the root directory of the project, execute:

    mise run tilt:up

  3. Stop the Project:

    When you're done, stop the project by running:

    mise run tilt:down

  4. Destroy the Kind Cluster:

    To remove the Kind cluster as well:

    mise run tilt:down:destroy

  5. Clean Slate (Optional):

    To remove everything, including the Docker cache, execute:

    mise run tilt:down:destroy:all

Accessing Services

Once the project is running, access various services via their Swagger interfaces at the following URLs:

Customization

Customize each Docker container's environment parameters by editing its corresponding .yaml file located within the helm/acapy-cloud/conf/local directory. For example, to change the auto-provision setting for the ACA-Py multitenant instance from true to false, modify the ACAPY_AUTO_PROVISION value under the env section in helm/acapy-cloud/conf/local/multitenant-agent.yaml. To configure log levels, search for LOG_LEVEL and set to your desired level.

Next Steps

  • Common Steps: Understand the general capabilities of the project once it's up and running.
  • Example Flows: Learn how to perform specific SSI flows.