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+# RIFE2 bootstrap project structure
+
+This project helps you to get started with a RIFE2 web application and [`bld`](https://rife2.com/bld).
+
+You'll find all the pieces that are explained in the first sections of
+[the documentation](https://github.com/rife2/rife2/wiki) neatly contained
+in this one project.
+
+It's ready to run, package and deploy ... and for you to have fun developing
+in a very iterative, intuitive and rewarding way.
+
+For all things RIFE2, head on to the project website:
+[https://rife2.com](https://rife2.com)
+
+For more details on the `bld` build system, head on to that section:
+[https://rife2.com/bld](https://rife2.com/bld)
+
+## Run the tests
+
+```bash
+./bld clean compile test
+```
+
+## Run the server
+
+```bash
+./bld clean compile run
+```
+
+Go to:
+
+[http://localhost:8080/](http://localhost:8080/)
+
+## Deploy the app
+
+```bash
+./bld clean war
+```
+
+The resulting archive will be in:
+`build/dist`
+
+If you use any of the byte-code instrumented features , like continuations,
+metadata merging or lazy-loaded database entities, you'll need to launch your
+servlet container with the `-javaagent:[path-to]/rife2-[version]-agent.jar`
+argument. Exactly how is dependent on each servlet container.
+
+For example, for Apache Tomcat this is typically done by customizing the
+`CATALINA_OPTS` environment variable, for instance:
+
+```shell
+CATALINA_OPTS="-javaagent:[path-to]/rife2-[version]-agent.jar" ./bin/catalina.sh run
+```
+
+For Jetty, it could just be an argument of the `java` call:
+
+```shell
+java -javaagent:[path-to]/rife2-[version]-agent.jar -jar $JETTY_HOME/start.jar
+```
+
+## Make an UberJar
+
+```bash
+./bld clean uberjar
+```
+
+Then run it with:
+
+```bash
+java -jar build/dist/hello-0.1.0-uber.jar
+```
+
+If you use any of the byte-code instrumented features, you'll need to also tell
+`java` to use the RIFE2 agent.
+
+For example:
+
+```bash
+java -javaagent:[path-to]/rife2-[version]-agent.jar -jar build/dist/hello-0.1.0-uber.jar
+```
+
+## Get in touch
+
+Thanks for using RIFE2!
+
+If you have any questions, suggestions, ideas or just want to chat, feel free
+to post on the [forums](https://github.com/rife2/rife2/discussions), to join
+me on [Discord](https://discord.gg/DZRYPtkb6J) or to connect with me on
+[Mastodon](https://uwyn.net/@gbevin).
+
+
+**Read more in the [full documentation](https://github.com/rife2/rife2/wiki)
+and  [RIFE2 Javadocs](https://rife2.github.io/rife2/).**