From 9c85992142ac173a29bfb2d33a8e2afd4893d325 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Noah Junior <otikanoahjunior9@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:09:16 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add development environment setup guide

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 README.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2decc67..0bd28d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,4 +34,10 @@ GreenCode/
 ├── pom.xml              # Maven build file
 └── docker-compose.yml   # Docker orchestration
 
+## Getting Started
+To set up this project locally:
+1. Clone the repository.
+2. Ensure you have the latest stable version of Python/Node installed.
+3. Run `npm install` or `pip install -r requirements.txt` (depending on the stack).
+4. Start the development server using the appropriate start command.