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+* Search
+* Archive
 
 ## Hacking
 
 If you want to contribute to this repository:
-1. Install the [kore webserver](https://kore.io) Documentation -> installation
+1. Install the [kore webserver](https://kore.io)(Documentation -> installation)
+2. Use a `kodev create smr` to create a blank kore application
+3. Install Lua and Luarocks from your package manager
+4. Use Luarocks to install the following dependencies (`luarocks install <package>`)
+  * etlua - Lua templating, comparable to Jinja for Python
+  * lpeg - Parsing Expression Grammers, used to build text parsers
+  * lsqlite3 - Sqlite3 for Lua, a lightweight database
+  * lua-zlib - Data compression
+5. You may need to modify conf/build.conf, I use Lua 5.1 on my development machine,
+   but everything should still work with later versions.
+6. Clone this repository into the smr folder, cd into the root, and run `make`!
 
 ## Misc notes.