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+# Henry Pump Datalogger Website #
+
+## Installation ##
+
+### Prerequisites ###
+
+```
+#!bash
+
+sudo apt-get install build-essential python-dev libssl-dev libffi-dev
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+### DataLogger Website ###
+
+```
+#!bash
+
+chmod +x start.sh
+chmod +x webserver.sh
+sudo cp webserver.sh /etc/init.d/webserver
+sudo update-rc.d webserver defaults
+```
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