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 #Funky Framadate API
 Experimental REST backend in symfony 4 for Funky framadate.
+
+***
+# Dev
+install dependencies with Composer
+
+launch local server with
+```bash
+php bin/console server:run
+```
+# Production
+set a virtual host on your server, configure CORS access to have the API to work.
+configure database access in a .env.local file , replace variables
+DATABASE_URL=mysql://database_user:db_user_password@127.0.0.1:3306/database_name
+this file is not versionned
+
+initiate the database
+```bash
+php bin/console doctrine:schema:create
+```
+# About
+
+made by B. Lemoine, aka Tykayn, for the framadate funky front end project, a polling libre software.
+## contacts
+contact@cipherbliss.com
+https://mastodon.cipherbliss.com/@tykayn
+https://keybase.io/tykayn
+https://twitter.com/tykayn
+https://cipherbliss.com