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+# Contributing Guidelines
+Feel free to contribute at any time to this project. 
+To contribute, 
+- Create an issue with a bug description or feature request
+- OR fix the issue / add a feature yourself by creating a pull request
+
+# How to run?
+Download/clone the repo and run 
+```
+cd frontend && npm i && npm start
+```
+to set up the project.