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+# Twake Drive web frontend code
+
+## Development setup
+
+- Install node.js
+- `npm install --legacy-peer-deps`
+- `cp src/app/environment/environment.ts.dist.dev src/app/environment/environment.ts`
+- `npm run start`
+
+Needs a Twake Drive backend running and pointed to by that environment file.