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+## Install
+
+Installing an Atomic App means to download the artifacts and sample answerfile.
+
+## Developing and Debugging
+
+Image developers may run the root container and point to a Nulecule directory on the local system.
+
+## Directories
+
+* `/tmp/<atomicapp_name>`: Host directory for temporary Nulecule files. May be overriden.
+* `/tmp/<atomicapp_name>/.workdir`: Host directory for artifact template files with variable substitution.
+