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-# suchwowx
+# SuchWowX
 
-Interplanetary Wownero memes launched on [Avalanche network](https://avax.network) and [Interplanetary Filesystem](https://ipfs.io/)
+This service is a continuation of SuchWow for the Wownero cryptocurrency project. It has been revamped to use Interplanetary Filesystem, server federation / content sharing, and optionally Avalanche network via a smart contract with some useful features (if you're into that). It's a decentralized application (dApp); it's preferred you run it locally and bootstrap the services on your own machine.
 
 ## Setup
 
-https://github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/
-https://ipfs.io/#install
+Tools you will need:
+* https://github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/
+* https://ipfs.io/#install
+* python3 (linux os will have this)
+
+I have provided a `Makefile` with some helpful stuff...make sure to install `make` to use it.
+
+```
+# install python virtual environment and install application dependencies
+make setup
+
+# install ipfs
+make install-ipfs
+
+# optional: install avalanchego
+make install-avax
+
+# run ipfs
+make run-ipfs
+
+# optional: run avalanchego
+make run-avax
+
+# initialize sqlite database w/ schema via alembic
+make init
+
+# run development server
+make dev
+
+# access at http://127.0.0.1:5000
+```