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+# A simple portfolio website
+
+Built with hugo and papermod.
+
+Hugo allows for quick websites to be made with markdown. 
+
+---
+
+## Developing
+
+Run test server:
+```
+docker compose up
+```
+
+Deploy updates to server
+```
+./deploy.sh
+```