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+# Sprechstundentool der FS Mathematik TU Darmstadt
+
+## Developing
+Make sure you have [Go installed](https://go.dev/doc/install),
+e.g. by executing `go version`.
+
+Initialize the database. For developing, we recommend using sqlite:
+
+    user@host:path/to/repo$ sqlite3 officeHours.db -init sqlite.sql
+    sqlite> .read dummydatasqlite.sql
+
+Now start the development webserver, note that you need to manually
+restart it to code changes take effect.
+
+    go run .
+
+The website is exposed at <http://localhost:8080>, this (and some other options,
+e.g. where mails are sent to) can be adjusted in `config/config.json`.