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 Clone the current git repository and cd inside.
 
 
-*NOTE : the two following steps should become obsolete at some point*
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-git submodule init && git submodule update
-bash build_deps.sh
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 Copy `.env.template` to `.env` and change variables to suit your need.
 
 You **MUST** set at least the `ANNOTOT_SECRET_KEY_BASE` to a random string, the rest is preconfigured for a local development environment.
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-#!/bin/bash
-cd mirador-video-annotation
-docker run --rm -v $PWD:/opt -it node:12 /bin/sh -c "cd /opt && npm install && npm run build:es"
-cd ../annotations-plugin
-docker run --rm -v $PWD:/opt -it node:12 /bin/sh -c "cd /opt && npm install && npm run build"