Overview

This section provides instruction on how to set up local development environment for Workflow Engine module.

THe Docker Compose file to start up Workflow Engine module can be found under wfe directory in dev-containers repository. For more information on dev-containers, please refer to Local Development.

To run Workflow Engine module, navigate to the dev-containers directory in your local machine and execute the following:

docker compose --env-file .env -f wfe/compose.yml --profile docker up -d

If you are using podman instead of docker, use podman compose instead of docker compose.

Accessing Workflow Engine

Once the services are up, you should be able to access the followings

• workflow designer - http://wfd.{DEV_DOMAIN}
• workflow manager - http://wfm.{DEV_DOMAIN}
• temporal ui - http://wf-admin.{DEV_DOMAIN}

{DEV_DOMAIN} is defined in the .env file at the root folder. For example, if your domain is 127.0.0.1.nip.io, then the value of the workflow designer will be http://wfd.127.0.0.1.nip.io

note

When prompted for user credentials, use DEV_USER and DEV_PASSWORD value set in the .env file.