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+# Travel Carbon Footprint Calculator
+
+
+## Installation
+
+    virtualenv venv
+    source venv/bin/activate
+    pip install -r requirements.txt
+    python manage.py createdb
+
+
+## Development
+
+    source venv/bin/activate
+    export FLASK_APP=flaskr
+    export FLASK_ENV=development
+    export FLASK_RUN_EXTRA_FILES="content.yml"
+    flask run
+
+Then, visit http://localhost:5000
+
+> We're trying to remove the need for the `export` statements, but…
+
+
+## Overview
+
+Content is in `content.yml`.
+HTML templates are in `flaskr/templates`.
+Controllers are in `flaskr/controllers`.
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