Make sure you've completed the prerequisites for your platform first: macOS or Linux.

Clone and bootstrap

git clone https://github.com/fronalabs/frona.git
cd frona
mise trust
mise install

mise install automatically installs the full toolchain: Rust 1.89, Node 22, rust-analyzer, and cargo-watch. Everything is defined in mise.toml — no manual Rust or Node setup needed.

Run the dev environment

mise run docker:dev

This starts everything in Docker with hot-reload: Frona backend, frontend, Browserless, and SearXNG. No additional setup required.

Once running, open http://localhost:3000 to access the Frona UI. On first launch, the setup wizard walks you through configuring API keys, model groups, and optional integrations — all from the browser. Settings are saved to data/config.yaml.

You can also configure environment variables via mise.local.toml instead. See the Using mise guide for details and more commands.