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# will listen on http://localhost:9810 by default
pipenv run fatcat_webface.py
+Almost all configuration is done via environment variables; see `env.example`
+for a list of settings. If you copy this file to `.env` it will be sourced by
+`pipenv` automatically; you can also load it in your shell like `source .env`.
+
## Running Tests
Many (though not all) python tests depend on access to a local running API