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+# GitHop
+
+Service that shows you your GitHub commits from a year ago. Includes a mail digest to that you can see each day what you were up to in the past.
+
+## Running Locally
+
+First, [install the Go App Engine SDK](https://developers.google.com/appengine/downloads#Google_App_Engine_SDK_for_Go). Then run:
+
+```
+dev_appserver.py --enable_sendmail=yes app
+```
+
+The server can the be accessed at [http://localhost:8080/](http://localhost:8080/).
+
+## Deploying to App Engine
+
+```
+goapp deploy -oauth app
+```