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+# Devcord Web Application
+A Web App buIlt using Django for developers to connect and collaborate
+
+## Setup
+
+The first thing to do is to clone the repository:
+
+```sh
+$ git clone https://github.com/mukulchugh/devcord.git
+$ cd devcord
+```
+
+Create a virtual environment to install dependencies in and activate it:
+
+```sh
+$ virtualenv2 --no-site-packages env
+$ source env/bin/activate
+```
+
+Then install the dependencies:
+
+```sh
+(env)$ pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+Note the `(env)` in front of the prompt. This indicates that this terminal
+session operates in a virtual environment set up by `virtualenv2`.
+
+Once `pip` has finished downloading the dependencies:
+```sh
+(env)$ cd project
+(env)$ python manage.py runserver
+```
+And navigate to `http://127.0.0.1:8000`.