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+# pokerio-server
+
+[![Build](https://github.com/poker-io/pokerio-server/actions/workflows/main.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/poker-io/pokerio-server/blob/main/.github/workflows/main.yml)
+[![Lint](https://github.com/poker-io/pokerio-server/actions/workflows/eslint.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/poker-io/pokerio-server/blob/main/.github/workflows/eslint.yml)
+[![Prettier](https://github.com/poker-io/pokerio-server/actions/workflows/prettier.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/poker-io/pokerio-server/blob/main/.github/workflows/prettier.yml)
+[![Tests](https://github.com/poker-io/pokerio-server/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/poker-io/pokerio-server/blob/main/.github/workflows/test.yml)
+[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/poker-io/pokerio-server/branch/main/graph/badge.svg?token=4QCZNOWFZJ)](https://codecov.io/gh/poker-io/pokerio-server)
+
+## Building
+
+Run `yarn install`
+
+## Running
+
+Run `yarn start`.
+
+## Testing
+
+We use Jest for testing. To run it, simply type `yarn test`.
+Make sure your Node's version is > v18 (`nvm install v18.15.0` to install appropriate version).