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 # lbry.io
 
-The [lbry.io](https://lbry.io) website
+The [lbry.io](https://lbry.io) website.
+
+## Running lbry.io
+
+It's very easy to have lbry.io running locally:
+
+- Install PHP7
+- Checkout the project
+- Run `php --server localhost:8000 --docroot web/ web/index.php` from the root project folder
+- Access `localhost:8000` in your browser
+
+To run remotely, simply install PHP and configure Apache or your server of choice to serve `web/index.php`.
+
+Note that some pages and interactions rely on API keys that will not be available to you in your install.