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 how to install and run on your own computer (linux/osx)
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-- install redis v2.2.2
-- install node.js >= 0.4.7
-- install npm 
+- [install redis v2.2.2](http://redis.io/download)
+- [install node.js >= 0.4.7](http://nodejs.org/)
+- install npm (if you're running node.js [v0.6.3](https://github.com/joyent/node/commit/b159c6) or newer it's already installed!)
 - cd to the scrumblr directory; you should see server.js and config.js and other files.
 - run `npm install`
 - If you get errors about express, you may need to change in package.json to have "express":  ">=2.4.x", 
 - run redis `redis-server`
 - run scrumblr `node server.js 80` where "80" is the port you have opened in your firewall and want scrumblr to run on. 
 - open a browser to `http://localhost:80` where "80" is the port you chose in the previous step.
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