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# Installation

Before you can take over the world with your new app idea, you'll need to set up a few things first. 

Don't worry – this is easy and shouldn't take more than 10 minutes (you may even have completed some of these steps already).

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If you purchased the Power plan. Please also refer to the [Gravity Native set up documentation.](/gravity-native/installation.md)
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What we're going to cover in this section:

1. [Install Node.js](/gravity-server/installation/install-node.js.md)
2. [Create an empty database](/gravity-server/installation/database-setup.md)
3. [Register a Stripe account for payments](/gravity-server/installation/stripe-setup.md) (Gravity web only)
4. [Register a Mailgun account (for sending emails)](/gravity-server/installation/mailgun-setup.md)
5. [Install Gravity](/gravity-server/installation/install-gravity.md)

Ready? Let's dive in and get started!