# Deploying with Custom Plugins

Please visit the [Astral API Portal Launcher](https://app.astral.sh) to configure and download your API Portal.

1. Open a local development environment with tools including [Git](https://git-scm.com/) for source version control, and [Node.js and npm](https://docs.npmjs.com/downloading-and-installing-node-js-and-npm) to install and run the Deploy CLI locally.
2. With the template repository, create an `.env.local` at the root of the project and provide any necessary environment variables.
3. Next, run the development server:

```markup
npm run dev
# or
yarn dev
```

4\. Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000/) with your browser to see the result. You can start customizing your API developer portal by modifying `portal.config.js`. Refresh your page to see changes.

5\. For connecting your custom API Authentication, write an internal API to `getTeam`, `createCredentia`l, `rotateCredential`, and `deleteCredentials` 

![](https://344324742-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F6Yq3fV353s4UTq6XBdxK%2Fuploads%2FvGK1EHAEFKFiEkYYSffa%2FCustom%20Auth%20API%20Side.png?alt=media\&token=d96d52e3-f861-438b-9581-2f6473583b51)

6\. For User Management and Team Management, either create a free Auth0 account, and input the M2M credentials, or write a bespoke setup for your user/team configuration (login screen, hierarchy, etc.).  

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Example `portal.config.js`to visual: 

![](https://344324742-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F6Yq3fV353s4UTq6XBdxK%2Fuploads%2Ft921pIultpCNdpslAo2t%2FPortal.Config%20.png?alt=media\&token=c7fc8fe9-4630-4cda-a3d3-7d0f5a50850d)

![View of the Admin Dashboard](https://344324742-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F6Yq3fV353s4UTq6XBdxK%2Fuploads%2FbSN5Ntm9IQEpdYUaJCx8%2FAdmin%20Local%20.png?alt=media\&token=75a75ac2-6c66-4359-af80-071a1fa4f5a2)

![Customer API Portal View](https://344324742-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F6Yq3fV353s4UTq6XBdxK%2Fuploads%2Fq2dYBSZdNUKMIgL01vdY%2FAdmin%20View.png?alt=media\&token=80923450-00c6-4bd6-9dd4-287953f3a7b0)


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