First, download, install, and launch the Docker Desktop Client on your computer.

Next, find a way to access the command line on your system. The location of the command line varies depending on whether you are using a Mac, Windows, or Linux system. Here are general instructions for finding the command line on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Then determine where on your computer you would like a folder for the files associated with this project to exist. Use the cd command on the command line for Windows or Mac or Linux followed by the file address of this location to navigate to that folder.

Separately, make sure you've signed up for a free account on Github. Once you have done so, type the following into the command line:

git clone https://github.com/jkropko/tiktok

The git clone command downloads the files you need to run the code for operating the TikTok data pipeline. It will create a new folder in your current directory named "tiktok". You only need to do this one time.

Use the cd command to navigate to the "tiktok" folder. Then to launch the development environments, type

docker compose up

You will see output start to display in your terminal window. Within the output, you will see text such as

Or copy and paste one of these URLs:
pipeline-github-jupyterlab-1  |         http://ea59a8fbdbac:8888/lab?token=205a9abc0c59b11e2ba7d21c35703dd1013b5f42617f1646
pipeline-github-jupyterlab-1  |         http://127.0.0.1:8888/lab?token=205a9abc0c59b11e2ba7d21c35703dd1013b5f42617f1646

Copy the URL that begins http://127.0.0.1:8888/ and paste it into a web browser to launch JupyterLab with all associated packages and databases connected.