# Development

The dev environment runs Climweb services with source code hot reloading enabled. It also runs the django
server in development modes. It is recommended that you use `dev.sh` found in the root of
the Climweb repo.

```{toctree}
---
maxdepth: 1
---
running-dev-environment
dev.sh
environmental-variables
directory-structure
development-tools
```