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 # End of https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/python
 
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 # Vaquitapp backend
+
+[![CI](https://github.com/VaquitApp/backend/actions/workflows/python-app.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/VaquitApp/backend/actions/workflows/python-app.yml)
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- make
+- python3.11
+- poetry
+
+## Installation
+
+After installing dependencies, run:
+
+```bash
+make install
+```
+
+## How to run
+
+Run app locally with:
+
+```bash
+make run
+```
+
+***Note**: this will also install dependencies with poetry*
+
+## Development pipeline
+
+This project uses the *pytest* test suite in the CI pipeline.
+To run tests locally, use the command `make test`.
+
+To format or lint the project, run `make format` or `make lint` respectively.