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+### Project setup
+
+```bash
+python3 -m venv venv
+venv/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+### Build
+
+```bash
+venv/bin/python -m build
+```
+
+### Install
+
+```bash
+venv/bin/python -m pipx install dist/jpacrepo-uploader-*.tar.gz
+```