# Install on Docker Desktop

## Installation Steps

### Setup Docker Desktop

First download, install, and run [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/).

### Get a GRAX Trial Key

Next, sign into the [GRAX Platform](https://platform.grax.com) and get a registration key.

Go to "Backends," then "New," then "GRAX for Docker Desktop," then "Create Key." You can then see a "Registration Key" in your list of backends. This key can only be activated once.

### Download and Configure GRAX Docker Compose Files

Download [GRAX Docker Compose Files](https://s3.amazonaws.com/grax-public-templates/master/docker/docker.zip), unzip them, and configure it with your registration key.

```bash
export GRAX_REGISTRATION_KEY=<Paste from GRAX Platform>
```

```bash
curl -L -o docker.zip https://s3.amazonaws.com/grax-public-templates/master/docker/docker.zip
unzip docker.zip
cd docker
echo "GRAX_REGISTRATION_KEY=$GRAX_REGISTRATION_KEY" >> .env
```

### Start Up GRAX with Docker Compose

```bash
docker-compose up -d
```

After 30 seconds, GRAX is running alongside a database and storage service. You can go to the "Backend URL" from [GRAX Platform](https://platform.grax.com), e.g:

* <https://comfortable-trade-78.secure.grax.io>

You can pause GRAX with:

```bash
docker-compose stop
```

And resume again with `docker-compose up -d`.

## Resetting Everything

{% hint style="warning" %}
The following deletes all data in the object storage and database and releases the URL you used to access GRAX on your laptop. This can not be undone.
{% endhint %}

You can destroy all Docker resources with:

```bash
docker-compose down
docker rm -f $(docker ps -a -q) || true
docker image rm -f docker-grax || true
docker volume rm $(docker volume ls -q) || true
```

Then, sign into the [GRAX Platform](https://platform.grax.com), go to "Backends," and "Delete" your previously activated backend and registration key.