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+This repo contains the sources for the yuzu-emu website at https://yuzu-emu.org/.
+
+# Local Development
+
+Prerequisites:
+
+* `git`
+* `yarn`
+* `graphicsmagick` (`apt install graphicsmagick` on Debian/Ubuntu)
+
+Steps to run:
+
+1. Run `git submodule init && git submodule update`.
+2. Install dependencies by running `yarn`.
+3. Set the `GITHUB_WIKI_URL` and `TENANT` enivironment variables:
+    ```bash
+    export GITHUB_WIKI_URL=https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu.wiki.git
+    export TENANT=yuzu
+    ```
+3. Run `yarn serve` to watch files and serve on http://localhost:3000 or `yarn build` to compile a static version.