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+These instructions are for Debian Linux. If you want to run on another OS, you'll have to figure it out.
+
+
+Install dependencies:
+`sudo apt-get install openjdk-11-jdk
+apt install git
+apt install git-lfs
+sudo git lfs install
+
+sudo git clone https://git.snowlab.cc/Snowscape/Server.git
+sudo git lfs pull`
+
+
+Setting up the user database:
+sudo apt install mariadb-server
+cd Server/db_exports
+sudo mysql
+ source global.sql																									This creates the database tables
+ alter user 'root'@'localhost' identified via mysql_native_password using '';										For some reason, the default root creds cause permission issues. This resets the password to null.
+ exit
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