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+# colonyServer
+
+GraphQL-powered metadata server for colonies, with on-chain authentication via the [Colony Network](https://github.com/JoinColony/colonyNetwork).
+
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+* `mongod` >=3.6
+* `solc` >=0.5.8  (we recommend via Docker)
+
+
+## Setup
+
+```bash
+# Set up colonyNetwork submodule
+git submodule update --init --recursive
+cd lib/colonyNetwork
+npm install
+npm run provision:token:contracts
+cd ../..
+
+# Copy .env.example (make changes where appropriate)
+cp .env.example .env
+
+# Set up colonyServer, create the database and start the server
+npm install
+# If necessary, start mongod:
+# npm run db:start
+npm run db:setup
+npm run dev
+
+# For authentication, compile and migrate colonyNetwork contracts
+cd lib/colonyNetwork
+npm run start:blockchain:client
+npx truffle migrate --reset --compile-all
+```