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+Get Started!
+------------
+
+Ready to contribute? Here's how to set up `dpaste` for local development.
+
+1. Fork the `dpaste` repo on GitHub.
+2. Clone your fork locally::
+
+    $ git clone https://github.com/<your_username>/dpaste.git
+
+3. Install your local copy into a virtualenv. Assuming you have virtualenvwrapper installed, this is how you set up your fork for local development::
+
+    $ mkvirtualenv dpaste
+    $ cd dpaste/
+    $ pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+4. Run the commands::
+
+    $ python manage.py syncdb
+    $ python manage.py migrate
+
+5. Start up the webserver::
+
+    $ python manage.py runserver