Balm

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Getting started

Start Balm on your own computer in one line and sign in as the owner.

Balm runs on your own computer: your clinic's records stay in a database in your copy of Balm.

Balm is new. Keep real patient data out of it until your clinic has completed its own privacy review.

Start Balm

Install Git, then run one line in a terminal to install the rer launcher, get Balm and start it:

Shell
npx -y @runeditrun/rer dev just-every/run-balm

No Node? curl -fsSL https://runeditrun.com/install.sh | sh -s -- dev just-every/run-balm does the same and brings its own Node; it changes no shell settings, so if it prints an export PATH=… line, run that line to use rer again later. To set Balm up without starting it, use setup in place of dev.

The first start can take several minutes while rer dev installs everything and prepares the local database. If it is interrupted, run it again.

Sign in as the owner

When Balm is ready, the terminal prints:

  • RER_READY http://127.0.0.1:<port>: your Balm's address.
  • RER_OPEN …: a private link that opens Balm signed in as the owner. Open it on this computer, tick the confirmation and select Finish setup. Treat the link like a password.
  • RER_SITE http://127.0.0.1:<port>: this website, served locally.

To use your own email as the owner, run npx -y @runeditrun/rer setup just-every/run-balm --owner-email you@example.com in place of the one line, then cd run-balm && rer dev.

Start and stop it later

Shell
cd run-balm && rer dev

Stop it with rer dev --stop or Ctrl-C. If the saved port is taken, pick another with rer dev --port 8899. Never expose the development server to the internet.

Balm on your computer sends no real email: invitations and intake links wait under Local mail inside the app.

Next

Set up your clinic: the four steps the Schedule page lists under Finish setting up.