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+# VelNetServerRust
+
+## Running
+
+1. Get a linoox server
+2. Clone this repo
+3. Install rust: `curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | sh`
+4. Set up env: `source $HOME/.cargo/env` or add to `.bashrc`
+5. Build: `cargo build --release`
+6. Run: `sudo ./main`
+7. Or run in the background so that it doesn't quit when you leave ssh: `nohup sudo ./main`. You'll have to install `nohup` with apt.