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+# Contributing to Dashibase
+
+Thank you for your interest in Dashibase! Before you begin, be sure to check out the [code of conduct](https://github.com/dashibase/dashibase/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) and the [existing issues](https://github.com/dashibase/dashibase/issues).
+
+## Prelude
+
+Dashibase is written with the following frameworks and tools:
+
+- [Vue 3](https://vuejs.org/) and [Vue Router 4](https://router.vuejs.org/)
+- [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
+- [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com/)
+- [Headless UI](https://headlessui.dev/)
+- [Hero Icons](https://heroicons.com/)
+
+We strongly encourage contributors to be familiarized with these tools!
+
+## Initial Setup
+
+### Installing Dependencies
+
+Before you can start helping with Dashibase, you will want to install and configure the following dependencies on your
+machine:
+
+* [Git](http://git-scm.com/)
+
+* [Node.js v16.x (LTS)](http://nodejs.org)
+
+* [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) or [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/)
+
+### Forking Supabase on GitHub
+
+To contribute code to Dashibase, you need to fork the [repository](https://github.com/dashibase/dashibase).
+
+## Setup Dashibase on Your Computer
+
+### Clone the Repository
+
+To build Dashibase, you clone your fork of the repository:
+
+2. Clone your GitHub forked repository:
+   ```sh
+   git clone https://github.com/<github_username>/dashibase.git
+   ```
+
+3. Go to the Dashibase directory:
+   ```sh
+   cd dashibase
+   ```
+
+### Installing Dependencies
+
+Install npm dependencies:
+
+    npm
+    ```sh
+    npm install
+    ```
+
+    or with yarn
+    ```sh
+    yarn install
+    ```
+
+## Start a Development Server
+
+1. Start development server
+
+    npm
+    ```sh
+    npm run dev
+    ```
+
+    or with yarn
+    ```sh
+    yarn dev
+    ```
+
+2. To access the local server, enter the following URL into your web browser:
+
+    ```sh
+    http://localhost:3000/
+    ```
+
+## Submit Your Contribution!
+
+After you've made the improvements, you can open a pull request and a member of the Dashibase team (well either SK or Alfred for now!) will work with you on the PR!
+
+Did you have an issue, like a merge conflict, or don't know how to open a pull request? Check out [GitHub's pull request](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests) tutorial on how to resolve merge conflicts and other issues.
+
+Once your PR has been merged, you will be proudly listed as a contributor in our [contributor chart](https://github.com/dashibase/dashibase/graphs/contributors)!