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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+{
+  "name": "tutorial",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "This readme will help you get accustomed to the tools that we use at scottylabs.\r Our applications primarily are built with nodejs and python, and we use git\r to collaborate together.",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/zeyih/tutorial.git"
+  },
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/zeyih/tutorial/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/zeyih/tutorial#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "express": "^4.15.4",
+    "express-remarkable": "^0.4.0"
+  }
+}