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18 changes: 13 additions & 5 deletions docs/getting-started.md
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const client = new ChromaClient();
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To connect to Chroma's backend - you either need to connect to a hosted version of Chroma, or run it on your local computer. If you can run `docker-compose up -d --build` you can run Chroma.
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To connect to Chroma's backend - you either need to connect to a hosted version of Chroma, or run it on your local computer.
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This should be inside the tab for javascript since this is not true for python

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whoops - meant to mark this as Request Changes cc @buddhikajay

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Cool. I'll get this sorted

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@buddhikajay any update here? would love to get this merged in! let me know if you want me to take over the branch

You can pull pre-built image using

```bash
docker pull ghcr.io/chroma-core/chroma:latest
```

or you can build the container from source using

```bash
git clone https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma.git
cd chroma
docker-compose up -d --build
```

Refer to [this docker-compose file](https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma/blob/main/docker-compose.yml) for environment variables and other dependencies (eg: [clickhouse](https://clickhouse.com)).
If you have build issues, please reach out for help in the active [Community Discord](https://discord.gg/MMeYNTmh3x). Most issues get fixed in a few minutes.

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### 3. Create a collection

Collections are where you'll store your embeddings, documents, and any additional metadata. You can create a collection with a name:
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