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<p>Pick the way that fits your environment; every option serves mock + proxy on port 1080.</p>

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<p><strong>Next steps:</strong> once MockServer is running, head to <a href="/mock_server/getting_started.html#setup_expectations">Setup Expectations</a> to create your first mock. Running MockServer in a test suite? See <a href="/mock_server/fast_tests.html">Fast Tests: Startup Time, Memory and Reuse</a> for the patterns that keep per-test cost down to milliseconds.</p>