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+The Caddy Website
+=================
+
+This is the source of the Caddy website, [caddyserver.com](https://caddyserver.com).
+
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Caddy 2 (installed in your PATH as `caddy`)
+
+
+## Quick start
+
+1. `git clone https://github.com/caddyserver/website.git`
+2. `cd website`
+3. `caddy run`
+
+You can then load [localhost:2015](http://localhost:2015) in your browser.
+
+