# Running tests without Docker - Not recommended

> **Note**
>
> This approach to installing the application is **not recommended**.
>
> The CKEditor Collaboration Server On-Premises is developed, tested and maintained using a docker images.\
> Thanks to this your production environment is as close to this where we test our products as possible.\
> Docker images handle all dependencies, which guaranties compatibility with our products.\
> All that is not possible by using a pure Node.js installation, where you need to take care about the whole environment your application is running on.
>
> However, if your case requires using an installation without Docker, please contact us.

This approach is **not recommended**. Please use the Docker approach if possible.

Click here to show the Node.js instructions anyway.

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## Prerequisites

In order to run tests, the following software must be installed first:

* `node.js` – version 14.x:\
  Download it from <https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/>.
* `pnpm` – version 4.3.x:
  ```bash
  npm i pnpm@4.3.0 -g
  ```

From the [Customer Portal](https://portal.ckeditor.com/), download the software ZIP package that matches the downloaded Docker image. Unzip the package and go to the package root directory.

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## Running tests

These steps allow you to verify if the application works correctly after the first run or an application update:

1. Go to `tests/`.
2. Run:
   ```bash
   pnpm install
   ```
3. Run:
   ```bash
   APPLICATION_ENDPOINT=[your_app_endpoint] ENVIRONMENTS_MANAGEMENT_SECRET_KEY=[your_env_management_secret_key] npm run test
   ```
4. If there are no errors after finishing the tests, the application is ready to use.

Notes:

* `APPLICATION_ENDPOINT` – An endpoint required to communicate with Collaboration Server On-Premises.
* `ENVIRONMENTS_MANAGEMENT_SECRET_KEY `– A variable set in the Collaboration Server On-Premises configuration.
* There is a possibility that some test will not pass. In this case please run the tests again.
* You can run the tests from the server where Collaboration Server On-Premises is installed by setting `APPLICATION_ENDPOINT=http://localhost[:application_http_port]` or from a remote machine by setting `APPLICATION_ENDPOINT=https://your.external.address`.

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