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 Will move more variables to the .env folders soon.
 
 .env is under the module folder for now
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+INSTALLATION
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+so basically the steps are pretty simple
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+- download the code (clone it or download it and unzip it)
+- install python 3.10 on the system
+- create a virtual environment using `python -m venv .` in the folder/dir of the code
+- activate the environment with `Scripts\activate.bat` on windows or `source bin/activate` on linux
+- run pip install to install all the required modules `pip install -r requirements.txt`
+- then copy example_env.txt to `.env` in the modules folder
+- open that, and put in your info, like openai key or ollama or whatever
+- then run `python main.py` to start the whole thing up