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+# Goeievraagle
+Search engine made for the "Zoekmachines" course at the University of Amsterdam,
+taught by dr. Maarten Marx.
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Docker and docker-compose (Used for easy setup of Elasticsearch).
+- Python 3.7 or higher.
+- `pip` for installing Python packages.
+- `yarn` for installing JavaScript libraries.
+
+## Set-up
+
+### Elasticsearch
+- Run `docker-compose up -d` in the root folder to start Elasticsearch.
+
+### Backend
+- `cd` to the `backend` folder.
+- Create a virtualenv: `virtualenv venv -p python3.7`.
+- Activate the virtualenv: `. venv/bin/activate`.
+- Install required packages: `pip install -r requirements.txt`.
+- Import the data set: `flask import-data ../data/{questions,categories}.csv`.
+- Run the development server: `flask run`.
+
+### Frontend
+- Open a new terminnal
+- `cd` to the `frontend` folder.
+- Install required packages: `yarn install`.
+- Run the development server: `yarn dev`.
+
+Now, go to http://localhost:8080/ in your browser.