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+# hnschat/web
+This is frontend for [hnschat](https://hns.chat)
+
+# Setup
+```
+git clone https://github.com/hnschat/web.git hnschat
+cd hnschat
+cp config.sample.json config.json
+```
+
+## License
+[![CC BY-NC-SA](https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)