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+# tuberlin.ru - Russian-speaking community of TU Berlin
+
+Our website is designed to collect all useful information about the Technical University of Berlin in the Russian language. We build a community, help each other, and provide useful insights regarding studies and university life.
+
+If you want to contribute to the project, feel free to fork it, open an issue, and create a pull request. The website is currently powered by [Hugo](https://gohugo.io/) and [Congo](https://github.com/jpanther/congo/). 
+
+To start it locally clone the repository, navigate to ```client``` folder and run:
+
+```
+hugo server -D
+```
+
+To compile run:
+
+```
+hugo
+```