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+# Leaderboard server
+
+This is a basic leaderboard server for [The Peacock Project](https://thepeacockproject.org/)
+
+## Setup
+```
+yarn install # install dependencies
+yarn prisma generate
+# Modify to match your postgres setup
+export DATABASE_URL = $env:DATABASE_URL="postgresql://USER:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT/DATABASE"
+yarn prisma migrate dev # setup the database
+yarn build
+node ./build/main # start the server
+```
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