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@@ -15,6 +15,20 @@ Sub packages are commands for running:
 * [MergeDocs](http://github.com/daviddengcn/gcse/mergedocs): Merge crawled package files with doc DB.
 * [Indexer](http://github.com/daviddengcn/gcse/indexer): Analyzing package information and generating indexed data for searching.
 
+Development
+-----------
+
+You'll need to perform the following steps to get a basic server running:
+
+  1. Create a basic `conf.json` file, limiting the crawler to a one minute run: `{ "crawler": { "due_per_run": "1m" } }`
+  1. Run the package finder: `go run tocrawl/*.go`
+  1. Run the crawler: `go run crawler/*.go`
+  1. Merge the crawled docs: `go run mergedocs/*.go`
+  1. Run the indexer: `go run indexer/*.go`
+  1. Run the server: ` go run server/*.go`
+  1. Visit [http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080) in your browser
+
+
 LICENSE
 -------
 BSD license.