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+# Splatnet, Recreated
+no fancy cool logo yet, todo tho.
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+to be able to run the existing pages, you have to jump through some hoops.
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+first, change your directory to the root directory (if cloned, it is normally named splatnet)
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+now, run ```python -m http.server 8080```, there are other methods but havent tried it. 
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+then navigate to ```http://localhost:8080/html/stages/stages.html```
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