# Quickest way to get an integration development environment?

**URL:** <https://ich.taler.net/t/quickest-way-to-get-an-integration-development-environment/296>\
**Category:** Getting Started\
**Created:** [12 November 2024 17:18 UTC](https://ich.taler.net/t/quickest-way-to-get-an-integration-development-environment/296 "2024-11-12T17:18:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![htgoebel](https://ich.taler.net/user_avatar/ich.taler.net/htgoebel/32/231_2.png) [@htgoebel](https://ich.taler.net/u/htgoebel)\
**Post date:** [12 November 2024 17:18 UTC](https://ich.taler.net/t/quickest-way-to-get-an-integration-development-environment/296/1 "2024-11-12T17:18:41Z")

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Hi,  
what is the quickest way to get an integration development environment, this is AFAIU: a merchant service running.

I’d prefer to have this running in a container to avoid interfering with my system. The merchant’s docker deployment seems to be gone. Are there any other options? (My favorite would be a guix service 🙂

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**Author:** ![oec](https://ich.taler.net/user_avatar/ich.taler.net/oec/32/169_2.png) [@oec](https://ich.taler.net/u/oec)\
**Post date:** [13 November 2024 08:30 UTC](https://ich.taler.net/t/quickest-way-to-get-an-integration-development-environment/296/2 "2024-11-13T08:30:45Z")

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Hi @htgoebel, I think you are looking for [sandcastle-ng.git - Scripts for the deployment of Sandcastle (GNU Taler)](https://git.taler.net/sandcastle-ng.git/).

The only other packaged option (besides Debian) I’m aware of are fairly outdated NixOS packages.

There also be “soon” the option to simply create a merchant instance at [demo.taler.net](http://demo.taler.net) so that you can use all of the demo-infrastructure (exchange, bank and merchant) and concentrate on integrating. (“soon”: it is implemented but not yet tested and deployed - target for v1.0)