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+Blender Buildbot
+================
+
+This repo contains the theme, CSS, HTML and public configurations of Blender's
+[builder.blender.org](https://builder.blender.org/) web site.
+
+
+Running locally
+---------------
+
+- `sudo apt-get install buildbot` or `pip install buildbot<0.9`
+- `cp master_private_template.py master_private.py` and edit the file.
+- `git submodule init`
+- `git submodule update`
+
+
+Changing CSS stuff
+------------------
+
+- `sudo npm install -g grunt` -- this installs to `/usr/local/lib/node_modules` and
+  `/usr/local/bin`
+- `npm install` -- this installs to `./node_modules`
+
+After editing `public_html/assets/sass/main.sass`, run `grunt`.