Run your app on your own computer - Creator

The Download code button in the Code tab gives you a zip that is ready to run. Open RUN-LOCALLY.md inside it for the exact steps for your app.

What the zip adds

File	What it is for
`RUN-LOCALLY.md`	the steps, in order
`.env.local`	every setting your app reads. The ones that are not secret are filled in; the rest are listed with a `#` in front, so your app’s own defaults apply until you set them
`.env.example`	the names of those settings, when your app has no such file
`local-db.compose.yml`	a database on your computer, when your app keeps data. Needs Docker

None of these files holds a password or a key. The steps follow how your app builds its database: its own db:migrate script, Prisma or Drizzle. If Creator cannot tell, the steps say so, and you create the tables with your app’s own tool before starting it.

What works on your computer

Part	Works?
Pages and your app’s logic	yes
Data	yes, in a database on your computer. It starts with your app’s starting records only
Sign-in	yes, with your app’s real sign-in, at `http://localhost:3000`
File storage and email	not yet. They go through Creator, which needs a key the zip does not carry

Why your live data is not included

Your app’s cloud database is private to the cloud, and it holds your users’ data. It is never reachable from a laptop, and the zip never contains its address or password.