---
title: 'Quickstart'
description: 'Get your Mem0 Memory System running in under 5 minutes'
---

## Prerequisites

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Docker & Docker Compose" icon="docker">
    Required for Neo4j container (Supabase already running)
  </Card>
  <Card title="Python 3.10+" icon="python">
    For the mem0 core system and API
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Installation

### Step 1: Start Database Services

```bash
docker compose up -d neo4j
```

<Note>
Supabase is already running as part of your existing infrastructure on the localai network.
</Note>

### Step 2: Test Your Installation

```bash
python test_all_connections.py
```

You should see all systems passing.

### Step 3: Start the REST API Server ✅

Our Phase 2 implementation provides a production-ready REST API:

```bash
python start_api.py
```

The server will start on **http://localhost:8080** with:
- Interactive documentation at `/docs`
- Full authentication and rate limiting
- Comprehensive error handling

### Step 4: Test the API

Run our test suite to verify everything works:

```bash
# Quick validation test
python test_api_simple.py

# Comprehensive test suite  
python test_api.py
```