# Getting Started {% embed url="" %} {% embed url="" %} ### Starting Install with npm ``` npm install -g sourcescape npm update -g sourcescape ``` Start Sourcescape with the directories that you want to load code from. This step is required to mount the directory as a volume in the Docker images. ``` sourcescape start ~/Projects/lychee ``` Scan the directory and then run an index on the repos you want to code search ``` sourcescape scan ~/Projects/lychee sourcescape list:repos sourcescape run-index sourcescapeio/sourcescape ``` ### Running Data directory is created in ${HOME}/.sourcescape/data This is used for cloning repos. ### Stopping ``` # stops everything sourcescape stop # destroys docker images sourcescape clean ``` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.sourcescape.io/basics/getting-started.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.