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 This is a react-based SDK for inserting a Matrix chat client into a web page
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+1. Install or update `node.js so that your `npm` is at least at version `2.3.0`
+2. Clone the repo `git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk.git` 
+3. Navigate to example folder and install dependencies `cd example; npm install`
+4. Go back to root folder and build CSS `cd ..; npm install; npm run start:css`
+5. Copy builds `cd example; cp../bundle.css ./; npm start`
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+Serve the app from within the `example` directory by running `python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000` and access it at [http://0.0.0.0:8000](http://0.0.0.0:8000/)
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