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+The sources of the website available at https://spaceweatheronline.cdpp.eu
+
+
+# What
+
+## Web Server
+
+Build and serve the space weather visualization webpages.
+A flask webserver, serving d3.js visualizations.
+
+
+## Bridge
+
+Gather NetCDF data from AMDA, and serve it as CSV to the javascript plotter.
+
+
+### Rationale
+
+- Reading NetCDF from javascript is doable, but still very hacky.
+- The bridge can handle pagination, collecting multiple NetCDF into one CSV.
+
+
+# How
+
+## Overview
+
+- `config.yml` : the main configuration file.
+- `web/run.py` : the front controller, holding most of the code.
+
+
+## Install
+
+``` bash
+virtualenv venv
+source venv/bin/activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+
+## Develop
+
+``` bash
+source venv/bin/activate
+python web/run.py
+```
+
+Then, browse [localhost:5000](http://localhost:5000).
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