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+# Development
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+* Ruby ([rbenv](https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv) will pick up the correct version from the `.ruby_version` file)
+* Postgres
+
+## Setup
+
+Clone Git submodules:
+
+```bash
+git submodule init
+git submodule update
+```
+
+Install dependencies:
+
+```bash
+bundle install
+yarn install
+```
+
+Create required Postgres user:
+
+```bash
+psql postgres -c "CREATE ROLE registry_test WITH LOGIN SUPERUSER PASSWORD 'registry_test' CREATEDB;"
+```
+
+The user must be SUPERUSER for Rails fixtures to work.
+
+Setup databases:
+
+```bash
+bin/rails db:create
+bin/rails db:schema:load
+```
+
+Start Rails:
+
+```bash
+bin/rails server
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+### External API's
+
+External API's are disabled in development per default. Enable with `ALLOW_EXTERNAL_APIS=true bin/rails`.