## Summary
Completely rewrites the development environment setup script to be more
robust, idempotent, and flexible. The new implementation auto-detects
available services (local PostgreSQL/Redis vs Docker), provides multiple
operational modes, and includes comprehensive health checks and error
handling.
## Key Changes
- **Enhanced setup script** (`packages/twenty-utils/setup-dev-env.sh`):
- Added auto-detection logic to prefer local services (PostgreSQL 16,
Redis) over Docker
- Implemented service health checks with retry logic (30s timeout)
- Added command-line flags: `--docker` (force Docker), `--down` (stop
services), `--reset` (wipe data)
- Improved error handling with `set -euo pipefail` and descriptive
failure messages
- Added helper functions for service detection, startup, and status
checking
- Fallback to manual `.env` file copying if Nx is unavailable
- Enhanced output with clear status messages and usage instructions
- **New Docker Compose file**
(`packages/twenty-docker/docker-compose.dev.yml`):
- Dedicated development infrastructure file (PostgreSQL 16 + Redis 7)
- Includes health checks for both services
- Configured with appropriate restart policies and volume management
- Separate from production compose configuration
- **Updated documentation** (`CLAUDE.md`):
- Clarified that all environments (CI, local, Claude Code, Cursor) use
the same setup script
- Documented new command-line flags and their purposes
- Noted that CI workflows manage services independently via GitHub
Actions
- **Updated Cursor environment config** (`.cursor/environment.json`):
- Simplified to use the new unified setup script instead of complex
inline commands
## Implementation Details
The script now follows a clear three-phase approach:
1. **Service startup** — Auto-detects and starts PostgreSQL and Redis
(local or Docker)
2. **Database creation** — Creates 'default' and 'test' databases
3. **Environment configuration** — Sets up `.env` files via Nx or direct
file copy
The auto-detection logic prioritizes local services for better
performance while gracefully falling back to Docker if local services
aren't available. All operations are idempotent and safe to run multiple
times.
https://claude.ai/code/session_01UDxa2Kp1ub9tTL3pnpBVFs
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Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
