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 Simple app that consumes Angular Material 2 components. Built with the `angular-cli`.
 
 See it live: https://material2-app.firebaseapp.com/
+
+### Pre-requisite
+# globally install angular-cli
+$ npm install -g angular-cli
+
+### Installation
+
+```bash
+# clone our repo
+$ git clone https://github.com/jelbourn/material2-app.git my-app
+
+# change directory to your app
+$ cd my-app
+
+# install the dependencies with npm
+$ npm install
+
+# run ngc compiler. if you get 'ngc command not found' error then try adding /path/to/my-app/node_modules/.bin to your $PATH
+$ ./node_modules/.bin/ngc -p src/tsconfig.json
+
+# start the server
+$ npm start
+```
+go to [http://localhost:4200](http://localhost:4200) in your browser.