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+# Contributing
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+First of all, Thank you very much for taking interest on this repository. Your good intention to contribute is very appreciated.
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+This is a monorepo for the project masjid-network. It contains code for both Frontend and Backend. you can find the code on each respective folder.
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+When contributing to this repository, please first discuss the change you wish to make via issue, email, or any other method with the owners of this repository before making a change.
+
+### Frontend
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+For frontend, we use the `frontend` folder. Here is the step to contribute for the first timers:
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+- cd into `frontend` folder
+- Type `npm install` into your terminal (make sure you have node and npm installed)
+- after installing dependencies, you can start the project in development mode with `npm run dev`
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