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+# Minimum Viable Auth Setup for PERN Stack
+
+***
+
+## Steps for local deploy
+
+In client directory:
+
+1. `npm install`
+2. Add and populate `.env` at client root with appropriate values to 
+connect to REST API
+3. `npm run dev` to launch vite
+
+In server directory
+
+1. `npm install`
+2. Add and populate `.env` at server root to connect to database and 
+specify where the server should listen
+3. `npm run dev` to launch development server with nodemon
+
+***
+
+## Steps to extend
+
+(to determine)