# Local Environment

```
aeproject env
```

The command is responsible for setting up a healthy local environment. The `env` command helps developers run a local node and a local compiler in dev-mode using docker. To spawn a fully functional environment it can take a couple of minutes depending on your system.

*If using Windows, WSL 2 needs to be used* for AEproject to work normally, see <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/wsl-containers>

You can stop both the node and the compiler by running

```
aeproject env --stop
```

There are optional parameters **--nodeVersion** and **--compilerVersion**. To specify a specific version of node or compiler, or both

```
aeproject env --nodeVersion v7.2.0
# or
aeproject env --compilerVersion v8.0.0
# or
aeproject env --nodeVersion v7.2.0 --compilerVersion v8.0.0
```

This also applies to the commands `aeproject node` and `aeproject compiler`.

To see whether you have running instances of the nodes along with a compiler you could run the following command

```
aeproject env --info
```

**Note**: By default AEproject uses the `latest-bundle` tag of the official [docker images](https://hub.docker.com/r/aeternity/aeternity/tags).

**Compatibility**:

* the sdk from `@aeternity/aepp-sdk@14 >= v14.0.0` is compatible with `NODE_TAG >= v7.1.0` and `COMPILER_TAG >= v8.0.0`
* due to a bug in the devmode plugin, `NODE_TAG = v7.1.0` is not compatible with aeproject

## Disclaimer

* Firewalls and any other security feature can block your docker/docker-compose requests. Please check that docker/docker-compose is NOT in its blocked list or has permission to make requests.


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