diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
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+var express = require('express')
+var remarkable = require('express-remarkable')
+var app = express()
+
+app.engine('md', remarkable(app));
+app.set('views', '.');
+app.set('view engine', 'md');
+
+function sendWebpage(request, response) {
+  response.render('README');
+}
+
+app.get('/', sendWebpage)
+
+app.listen('3000', () => {
+  console.log('server is now running');
+  console.log('go to http://localhost:3000 to see the output')
+})
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "imandu",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "express": "^4.15.4",
+    "express-remarkable": "^0.4.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {},
+  "description": ""
+}