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+### Setup Steps
+
+create virtual environment python
+`python3 -m venv env`
+
+activate virtual envirment
+`source env/bin/activate`
+
+install requirements 
+`pip3 install -r requirements.txt`
+
+run server
+`gunicorn -b 0.0.0.0:5000 --workers 1 --threads 100 server:app`
+
+go to the following URL in your broswer
+
+`http://127.0.0.0:5000/`