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+## a frontend to yt-dlp
+
+### Getting started
+
+- Clone the repo
+- Run `npm install` (you have to have node installed)
+- Run `npm run dev`
+- Now you can write code
+
+### Missing
+
+- Proper logs
+- Containerfile
+- Source spotify (spotdl)