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-# Coderpad
-The mission of the project is to provide an interactive coding editor for developers.
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+## Coderpad
+The mission of the project is to provide an interactive coding editor for developers.
+
+### To start development:
+#### 1. Clone the project.
+#### 2. Enter the project directory and make sure the coderpad-client has been pulled as well. Run `git submodule init` and `git submodule update` subsequently.
+#### 3. To run the client, go into the coderpad-client project root and run `npm install` and then `npm start`. The frontend will be deployed to `localhost:3000` by default.
+#### 4. To run the server, go into the executor project root and run `python3 executor_server.py`. The backend will be deployed to `localhost:5000` by default.
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