Hi everyone 
I’m new to OpenMRS and to open-source contributions in general.
I’m very interested in learning and contributing, but as a beginner I’m finding it challenging to set up the project locally.
I’ve gone through the available documentation and tried setting it up, but I’m not fully sure I’m following the correct or recommended approach.
Could someone please guide me on the proper setup steps or point me to beginner-friendly documentation or issues to get started?
I’m eager to learn and willing to put in the effort. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
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If u are on windows follow the guide 
step-1 set up the java8 and maven
step-2 setup IDE like intellij
step-3 install docker and setup mysql.
after doing this setup
step-4 install openMRS. sdk mvn org.openmrs.maven.plugins:openmrs-sdk-maven-plugin:setup-sdk
step-5 setup backend server
mvn openmrs-sdk:setup
name the sever →distribution(reference application 2X) → select version(2.13.0 recommended) →press enter for rest of the things.
step-6 start the server using cmd : mvn openmrs-sdk:run -DserverId=YOUR_SERVER_NAME
NOW SETUP COMPLETED.
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chinmay
(Chinmay Chaudhari)
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To get started, I recommend focusing on OpenMRS 3 (O3), which is the modern frontend framework for OpenMRS.
You can explore the live O3 demo here:
https://dev3.openmrs.org
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