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+# Armory Dashboard
+
+Scrape real-time results from Fencing Time, and calculate how many
+fencers have checked in to prior events. This allows for improved
+estimates of equipment inspection volume.
+
+## Status
+
+This is a quick weekend hack, very much not "production-ready". Use at your own risk.
+
+## Setup
+
+* Create a [virtualenv](https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/stable/)
+* `pip install -r requirements.txt` to install Python dependencies
+
+## Run
+
+* `FLASK_APP=app.py flask run -h 0.0.0.0`
+* Visit [localhost:5000](http://127.0.0.1:5000) in a browser.