To run Arvo, you'll need [Urbit](https://github.com/urbit/urbit/). To install Urbit and run Arvo please follow the instructions in the [getting started docs](https://urbit.org/docs/getting-started/). You'll be on the live network in a few minutes.
If you're doing development on Arvo, keep reading.
To boot a fake ship from your development files, run `urbit` with the following arguments:
```
urbit -F zod -A /path/to/arvo -c fakezod
```
Mount Arvo's filesystem allows you to update its contents through Unix. To do so, run `|mount` in dojo. It is most common to `|mount /=home=`.
To create a custom pill (bootstrapping object) from the files loaded into the home desk, run `.my/pill +solid`. Your pill will appear in `/path/to/fakezod/.urb/put/my.pill`.
To boot a fake ship with a custom pill, use the `-B` flag:
```
urbit -F zod -A /path/to/arvo -B /path/to.pill -c fakezod
```
To run all tests in `/tests`, run `+test` in dojo. `+test /some/path` would only run all tests in `/tests/some/path`.
Contributions of any form are more than welcome! If something doesn't seem right, and there is no issue about it yet, feel free to open one.
If you're looking to make code contributions, a good place to start might be the [good contributor issues](https://github.com/urbit/arvo/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+contributor+issue%22).
We are using our new UI, Landscape, to run a few experimental cities. If you have an Azimuth point, please send us your planet name at [support@urbit.org](mailto:support@urbit.org) to request access.
