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+# Installing a dev environment
+
+By contributing to this project you agree to the [Code of Conduct](https://coralproject.net/code-of-conduct.html).
+
+## Requirements
+
+### System
+
+- Any flavor of Linux, OSX or Windows
+- 1GB memory (minimum)
+- 5GB storage (minimum)
+
+### Software
+
+* [Node](https://nodejs.org/es/download/package-manager) v7 or later
+* Mongo v3.2 or later
+* Redis v3.2 or later 
+
+_Please be sure to check the versions of these requirements. Insufficient versions of these may lead to unexpected errors!_
+
+## First time setup
+
+### Installation
+
+Navigate to a directory.
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/coralproject/talk
+cd talk
+npm install
+```
+
+### Environmental Variables
+
+Talk uses environmental variables for configuration. You can learn about them in the [README file](README.md).
+
+
+## Workflows
+
+### The server
+
+Starting the server:
+
+```
+npm start
+```
+
+Browse to `http://localhost:3000` (or your custom port.)
+
+### Building the front end
+
+Our build process will build all front end components registered [here](https://github.com/coralproject/talk/blob/6052cac1d3494f8060325a88bb2ce03c88c2f94c/webpack.config.dev.js#L9-L15).
+
+One time build:
+
+```
+npm build
+```
+
+Build, then rebuild when a file is updated (development build):
+
+```
+npm build-watch
+```
+
+
+### Testing
+
+Run all tests once:
+
+`
+npm test
+`
+
+Run our end to end tests (will install Selenium and nightwatch):
+
+`
+npm run e2e
+`
+
+_Please ensure all tests are passing before submitting a PR!_
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+
+##### Can't ping the redis server!
+
+- Check that Redis Server is running.
+- Check that TALK_REDIS_URL is set.
+
+##### Authenticaiton doesn't work!
+
+- Make sure Redis is the correct version. 
+
+
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@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ available in the format: `<scheme>://<host>` without the path.
 - `TALK_SMTP_HOST` (*required*) - SMTP host url with format `smtp.domain.com`.
 - `TALK_SMTP_PORT` (*required*) - SMTP port.
 
+
+### Install from Source
+
+If you want to run Talk in development mode from source (without docker) you can read the [INSTALL file](INSTALL.md).
+
 ### License
 
     Copyright 2016 Mozilla Foundation