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+# COMP3207 week 7 activity
+
+This is the template that you can use to build your own version of th ECSTerminate game.
+
+It application written in Javascript, using the Express server framework, VueJS and Socket.IO.
+
+## Running
+
+### Locally
+
+Start the application using:
+```
+$ npm start
+```
+
+Then connect to <http://localhost:8080>.
+
+### Deploying to the cloud