npm package: @sourcegraph/webapp
Description: The Sourcegraph web app
Latest version: 0.0.291

# <a href="https://sourcegraph.com"><img alt="Sourcegraph" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/sourcegraph-assets/sourcegraph-logo.png" height="32px" /></a>

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[Sourcegraph](https://about.sourcegraph.com/) is a fast, open-source, fully-featured code search and navigation engine.

![Screenshot](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1646931/46309383-09ba9800-c571-11e8-8ee4-1a2ec32072f2.png)

**Features**

- Fast global code search with a hybrid backend that combines a trigram index with in-memory streaming
- Code intelligence for many languages via the [Language Server Protocol](https://langserver.org/)
- Enhances GitHub, GitLab, Phabricator, and other code hosts and code review tools via the [Sourcegraph browser extension](https://about.sourcegraph.com/docs/features/browser-extension/)
- Integration with third-party developer tools via the [Sourcegraph Extension API](https://github.com/sourcegraph/sourcegraph-extension-api)

## Try it yourself

- Try out the public instance on any open-source repository at [sourcegraph.com](https://sourcegraph.com/github.com/golang/go/-/blob/src/net/http/httptest/httptest.go#L41:6&tab=references).
- Install the free and open-source [browser extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sourcegraph/dgjhfomjieaadpoljlnidmbgkdffpack?hl=en).
- Spin up your own instance with the [quickstart installation guide](https://about.sourcegraph.com/docs).
- File feature requests and bug reports in [our issue tracker](https://github.com/sourcegraph/sourcegraph/issues).
- Visit [about.sourcegraph.com](https://about.sourcegraph.com) for more information about product features.

## Development

### Prerequisites

- Git
- Go (1.11 or later)
- Docker
- PostgreSQL (version 9)
- Node.js (version 8 or 10)
- Redis
- Yarn

For a detailed guide to installing prerequisites, see [these
instructions](docs/local-development.md#step-2-install-dependencies).

### Installation

1.  [Ensure Docker is running](https://github.com/sourcegraph/sourcegraph/blob/master/docs/local-development.md#step-5-start-docker)
1.  [Initialize the PostgreSQL database](https://github.com/sourcegraph/sourcegraph/blob/master/docs/local-development.md#step-4-initialize-your-database)
1.  Start the development server

    ```
    ./dev/launch.sh
    ```

Sourcegraph should now be running at http://localhost:3080.

For detailed instructions and troubleshooting, see the [local development documentation](./docs/local-development.md).

### Documentation

The `docs` folder has additional documentation for developing and understanding Sourcegraph:

- [Project FAQ](./docs/FAQ.md)
- [Architecture](./docs/architecture.md): high-level architecture
- [Database setup](./docs/storage.md): database setup and best practices
- [Style guide](./docs/style.md)
- [GraphQL API](./docs/api.md): useful tips when modifying the GraphQL API
- [Contributing](./CONTRIBUTING.md)