Running PrairieLearn Locally with Docker

We edit locally (via Docker) and push to GitHub. Before using PrairieLearn each time, pull the latest changes and then sync inside PL.

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Update your local clone

In your course repository folder:

   git status
   git pull

This ensures your local files match the remote (e.g., origin/main).

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Pull from remote in the PL UI

In the PrairieLearn web interface:

1. Go to your Course.
2. In the left side navigation, click Sync.
3. Confirm the Remote repository (e.g., git@github.com:PrairieLearn/pl-ucsb-cmpsc5a.git).
4. Click Pull from remote git repository (button next to the remote URL).

This refreshes the course view that PL serves from your mounted repo

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Notes & Tips

• SSH vs HTTPS: If using git@github.com:..., make sure your machine has the right SSH keys set up. HTTPS works fine for public repos.