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+# FarmStar Survey Backend
+
+## Required env variables
+
+See `config.toml` and `.env.example`.
+
+## Development Server
+
+```bash
+# in dev/
+docker compose up
+# Serve pocketbase
+go run cmd/farmstar/*.go
+```