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 More information how to contribute: [https://nextcloud.com/contribute/](https://nextcloud.com/contribute/)
 
+## Running master checkouts
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+Third-party components are handled as git submodules which have to be initialized first. So aside from the regular git checkout invoking `git submodule update --init` or a similar command is needed, for details see Git documentation.
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+Several apps by default included in regular releases like [firstrunwizard](https://github.com/nextcloud/firstrunwizard) or [gallery](https://github.com/nextcloud/gallery) are missing in `master` and have to be installed manually as required.
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+That aside Git checkouts can be handled the same as release archives.
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+Note they should never be used on production systems.
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 ## Nextcloud VM
 If you're not familiar with Linux, or simply just want to get up and running on a pre-configured system in no time - we have developed a VM that you can download. Just extract it and mount it in VMware or VirtualBox and you're all set.