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 # OpenMCT
 
+## Getting started
+
+To get started, after cloning the repo, run the following command in the repo directory:
+'''Bash
+npm start
+'''
+
+By default it'll start on port 8080, but you can edit server/server.js to change the default port, or set the process evironment variable 'PORT' to whatever port you need.
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