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+This readme concerns the directory wqflask - an officially sanctioned fork of the main GeneNetwork
+code.  It's still very early in the process - but we eventually want to port all of the code
+in GeneNetwork to Flask and Jinja2.  For more information about the project in general, see
+the file README.md.
+
+For more information about the port to Flask, please keep reading.
+
+*************************
+
+Requirements:
+
+* Python 2.7
+
+* virtualenv 1.7.1.2 or later
+
+* Other python dependencies are listed in the file wqflask/requirements.txt
+
+**************************
+
+Installation:
+
+We highly recommend you create a virtual enviornment called ve27 in your home directory.
+
+
+Get into your home directory
+> cd ~
+
+Create a virtual environment
+> virtualenv ve27
+
+Activate the environment
+> source ~/ve27/bin/activate
+
+Install dependencies
+> pip install -r ~/gene/wqflask/requirements.txt
+(Or replace gene with the name of the directory holding your repository)
+
+**************************
+
+Running the program:
+
+Assuming your enviornment is activated (source ~/ve27/bin/activate) just run:
+
+> python ~/gene/wqflask/runserver.py
+
+The program as configured runs on port 5000 and does not serve static files.
+
+You'll have to run a webserver to serve pages on port 80 and to server the static files (or
+flask could also be configured to serve the static pages).
+
+A sample configuration file for nginx is in the directory: wqflask/other_config/nginx.conf