---
title: "Installing PrestaShop with Docker + PrestaShop Flashlight"
url: "https://devdocs.prestashop-project.org/9/basics/installation/advanced/prestashop-flashlight/"
version: "9"
source: "https://github.com/PrestaShop/docs/blob/9.x/basics/installation/advanced/prestashop-flashlight.md"
---


# Installing PrestaShop with Docker + PrestaShop Flashlight

PrestaShop Flashlight was made to be able to start a PrestaShop instance within seconds. 

It comes with default / demo content, Back Office access, and tools in the containers and in the Docker Compose manifest to run: 

- `PhpMyAdmin` (administration of MySQL over a web interface)
- `Composer` (dependency manager for PHP)
- `php-cs-fixer` (tool to apply code standards to your code)
- `phpstan` (PHP STatic ANalysis tool)
- `phpunit` (a PHP Testing Framework)

<div class='mermaid'>
timeline
  Setup environment
    : Install Docker
    : Clone Flashlight repository    
  Install PrestaShop
    : Start Docker Compose stack
  Use / develop on PrestaShop
    : You are ready to go
</div>

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## Install prerequisites

Follow this guide: [Install PrestaShop with Docker]({{<relref "/9/basics/installation/environments/docker">}}) at steps: 

- Install Docker
- Install Docker Compose

## Run PrestaShop with Docker + PrestaShop Flashlight

1. [Clone the git repository: https://github.com/PrestaShop/prestashop-flashlight](https://github.com/PrestaShop/prestashop-flashlight)

```bash
git clone git@github.com:PrestaShop/prestashop-flashlight.git
```

2. Follow an example from the list provided in the repository: [Examples](https://github.com/PrestaShop/prestashop-flashlight/tree/main/examples)

| Example | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [auto-install-modules](https://github.com/PrestaShop/prestashop-flashlight/tree/main/examples/auto-install-modules) | This example demonstates how to automatically install modules at startup |
| [basic-example](https://github.com/PrestaShop/prestashop-flashlight/tree/main/examples/basic-example) | This example runs the latest available image of PrestaShop Flashlight |
| [develop-a-module](https://github.com/PrestaShop/prestashop-flashlight/tree/main/examples/develop-a-module) | This example demonstrates how to develop modules and mount them on your PrestaShop Flashlight instance |
| [develop-prestashop](https://github.com/PrestaShop/prestashop-flashlight/tree/main/examples/develop-prestashop) | This example runs a development of PrestaShop that can help to contribute to the project |
| [ngrok-tunnel](https://github.com/PrestaShop/prestashop-flashlight/tree/main/examples/ngrok-tunnel) | This example runs an ngrok tunnel to expose a local environment to the Web |
| [with-init-scripts](https://github.com/PrestaShop/prestashop-flashlight/tree/main/examples/with-init-scripts) | This example runs custom init scripts before initialization of PrestaShop |
| [with-post-scripts](https://github.com/PrestaShop/prestashop-flashlight/tree/main/examples/with-post-scripts) | This example runs custom scripts after initialization of PrestaShop |

3. Start the stack

```bash
docker compose up
```

Wait a few seconds, and your instance is ready to be tested / accessed at `http://localhost:8000`.

| Access / credentials Memo | |
| --- | --- |
| Front office default URL | http://localhost:8000 |
| Back office default URL | http://localhost:8000/admin-dev |
| Back office default email | admin@prestashop.com |
| Back office default password | prestashop |

## Examples and environment variables reference

A complete list of environment variables available for tuning the instance, and a few examples are available in the Github repository:  https://github.com/PrestaShop/prestashop-flashlight