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If you already cloned the <ahref="https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi"class="external-link"target="_blank">fastapi repository</a> and you want to deep dive in the code, here are some guidelines to set up your environment.
### Virtual environment
Follow the instructions to create and activate a [virtual environment](virtual-environments.md){.internal-link target=_blank} for the internal code of `fastapi`.
### Install requirements
After activating the environment, install the required packages:
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```console
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
---> 100%
```
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If you have <ahref="https://github.com/astral-sh/uv"class="external-link"target="_blank">`uv`</a>:
Create a virtual environment and install the required packages with <ahref="https://github.com/astral-sh/uv"class="external-link"target="_blank">`uv`</a>:
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```console
$ uv pip install -r requirements.txt
$ uv sync
---> 100%
```
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It will install all the dependencies and your local FastAPI in your local environment.
### Using your local FastAPI
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This only happens when you install using this included `requirements.txt` instead of running `pip install fastapi` directly.
This only happens when you install using `uv sync` instead of running `pip install fastapi` directly.
That is because inside the `requirements.txt` file, the local version of FastAPI is marked to be installed in "editable" mode, with the `-e` option.
That is because `uv sync` will install the local version of FastAPI in "editable" mode by default.