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+# bl3skills.com
+Repo for a BL3 skill planner
+
+### Windows - everything you need:
+
+You can install the prerequisites any way you want, but I recommend using [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/).
+
+You'll need a tool called `git` which manages software versions.
+Open a command prompt and enter `choco install git`  
+I don't use Windows, I think you might have to use an Administrator command prompt.
+
+You'll need a code editor. I suggest Visual Studio Code:  
+`choco install vscode`
+
+This project is built with a Javascript tool called Node. You need Node Package Manager, aka npm:  
+`choco install npm`
+
+To download this source code, in a command prompt in the folder you want to use, run  
+`git clone "https://github.com/seigler/bl3skills.com.git"`
+
+Install the Node dependencies with `npm install`  
+
+Start the project with `npm run watch`
+
+Open the project folder in Visual Studio Code and make whatever changes you want. The project should update along with your changes.
+
+#### Resources:
+
+How to use Git: https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-git  
+How to build a React project (Preact is very very similar to React): https://www.codecademy.com/learn/react-101  
+Preact documentation: https://preactjs.com/  
+PWA.cafe documentation: https://github.com/lukeed/pwa