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+# Quick n dirty 
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+- after cloning, run `py -3 -m venv .venv` in the root directory and then `.venv\Scripts\activate`
+- then `pip install Flask` inside the virtual env
+- you might also need to init a database, so use `flask --app myriad init-db`
+- to start the site use `flask --app myriad run --debug`
+
+do not deploy this way, the packaged flask server is not secure. production instructions will be provided when the project is ready
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+- you will need to run `.venv\Scripts\activate` from the folder every time you start working on it
+- re-building the entire database with `flask --app myriad init-db` (losing all the data inside) will be necessary as development continues. DO NOT STORE ANYTHING IMPORTANT DURING DEVELOPMENT
+- start the site with `flask --app myriad run --debug` as usual
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