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-greenvironment-server
+# greenvironment-server
+
+Server of the greenvironment social network.
+
+## Install
+
+You need to install a nodejs runtime to run the greenvironment server. 
+Then you need to install all requirements. To do so, open a terminal in the
+greenvironment project folder and execute "npm i". You can build the project by
+executing "gulp" in the terminal. To run the server you need
+to execute "node ./dist".