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+# README
+
+## About
+
+This template uses vanilla JS / HTML and CSS. [Rollup](https://rollupjs.org/guide/en/) is used for processing and bundling the files.
+
+## Building 
+
+To build this project in debug mode, use `wails build`. For production, use `wails build -production`.
+To generate a platform native package, add the `-package` flag.
+
+## Live Development
+
+To run in live development mode, run `wails dev` in the project directory. In another terminal, go into the `frontend` 
+directory and run `npm run dev`. The frontend dev server will run on http://localhost:5000. Connect to this
+in your browser and connect to your application.