# Is this correct? How long to install dev Version?

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**Created:** [December 27, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-correct-how-long-to-install-dev-version/174337 "2020-12-27T12:46:47Z")\
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> [@epsteindidnt](#):
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> And I am finding that this takes forever also and spits a bunch of stuff out in the Terminal that I don’t understand, maybe it’s errors and maybe it isn’t.

That means the server is running. And of course, it will continue to run unless and until you hit control C or close the terminal.

> [@epsteindidnt](#):
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> Roughly how long would one expect for it to take these commands to complete?

Information is printed to the terminal ad infinitum unless you stop the server.

Within a few seconds of that running the web page will be available at your browser.

Are you connecting on the right port in your browser? Usually this is 3000.

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