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+# lightspeed-watcher
+
+Track areas currently beign crowd source funded from www.golightspeed.com
+
+## Development
+
+* `cp .env.sample .env`
+  * edit .env to have the zones you are interested in
+* `docker-compose up -d`
+* `make setup`
+* `make test`
+  * Will insert into DynamoDB
+
+You can use the shell of the local DynamoDB container to view results:
+http://localhost:8898
+
+## Production
+
+* `cp .env .env.production`
+  * Remove `DYNAMODB_ENDPOINT` setting
+* `make deploy`