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+source 'https://rubygems.org'
+gem 'github-pages'
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 Code is messy as this was scraped originally from a dynamic webapp. Goal is to have a clean, but static publishing system.
 
+## Running locally
+
+Follow the instructions [here](https://help.github.com/articles/using-jekyll-with-pages/) to deploy this repo locally. If you already have Ruby and Bundler installed, you can skip ahead and run `bundle exec jekyll serve`.
+
 ## License
 
 Documentation is copyright The Tessel Project and released under a [Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). All license text and links must be included in any redistribution.