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+epiph 
+======
+
+Epiph is a webapp to facilitate psychological trials based on questionnaires.
+
+## Usage
+
+### Development / run locally
+This webapp is based on [Meteor](http://meteor.com). If you haven't installed it already, this is how you get it.
+```
+curl https://install.meteor.com/ | sh
+```
+
+Once meteor is installed, this command checks out the repo and starts the app.
+```
+git clone https://git.scicore.unibas.ch/schmeck/epiph-meteor.git
+cd epiph-meteor/app
+meteor
+```
+The app now runs with an empty database on http://localhost:3000
+
+### Deployment
+For deployment to production environments this app comes with a Dockerfile (app/Dockerfile\_stage\_kjpk).
+To build a docker image you normally do something along the following lines.
+```
+cd epiph-meteor/app
+sudo docker build -t epiph-meteor -f Dockerfile_stage_kjpk .
+sudo docker tag epiph-meteor registry.d.patpat.org/epiph-meteor:0.0.11
+sudo docker push registry.d.patpat.org/epiph-meteor:0.0.11
+```
+Docker compose and further maintenance files are held in another repo: https://git.scicore.unibas.ch/schmeck/epiph-misc.git
+
+
+## TODOs
+Project planning is done via trello: https://trello.com/epiph
+
+
+Copyright and license
+-------
+Code and documentation copyright 2016 Patrick Recher and University of Basel. Code license is to be determined.