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-# Gravwell-Online
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+# Gravwell-Online
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+## Development:
+Below are the steps required to run the code in development mode:
+
+ 1. Clone the git repository
+ 2. Go into the common code module: `cd common`
+ 3. Tell the Typescript compiler to watch for all updates in the module using:
+    `tsc --watch`
+ 4. In a new terminal: `cd web-svelte`
+ 5. Install the required dependencies: `pnpm install`
+ 6. Run Vite: `pnpm dev`
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