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 This web app allows a user to be notified via e-mail when a website they wish to track has been updated. Updates are currently monitored via periodic HEAD requests to specified urls, and checking for updates of etag or last-modified headers.
 
+to install dependencies:
+    cd server 
+    npm i
+to run:
+    npm run prod
+
 Deployers of this application will also need to supply access to an SMTP server in config.js for e-mail notifications, and should implement SSL for secure authenication.
 
 Future updates will include: