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+# Getting Started
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Linux or MacOS operating system, Windows users can use linux through WSL.
+- Install [git](https://chat.openai.com/share/71fb3ae6-80d7-478c-8a27-a36aaa5ba921)
+- Install [nix](https://nixos.org/download.html)
+
+## Building the website from scratch
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/roc-lang/roc.git
+cd roc
+nix develop
+./www/build.sh
+# make the roc command available 
+export PATH="$(pwd)/target/release/:$PATH"
+cd www/wip_new_website
+roc build.roc
+```
+
+Open http://0.0.0.0:8080/wip in your browser.
+
+## After you've made a change
+
+In the terminal where `roc build.roc` is running:
+1. kill the server with Ctrl+C
+2. run `roc build.roc`
+3. refresh the page in your browser
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