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+<!-- CONTRIBUTING -->
+# Contributing
+Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are **greatly appreciated**.
+All bug reports or feature requests are welcome, even if you can't contribute code!
+
+If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement".
+Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!
+
+1. Fork the Project
+2. Create your Feature Branch (`git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature`)
+3. Commit your Changes (`git commit -m 'feat: Add some AmazingFeature'`)
+4. Push to the Branch (`git push origin feature/AmazingFeature`)
+5. Open a Pull Request
+
+<!-- GETTING STARTED -->
+## Getting Started
+To get a local copy up and running follow these simple steps.
+
+## Prerequisites
+* Install an IDE of your choice (e.g. VSCode with the Dart/Flutter extensions)
+* Install the flutter SDK (https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install) _or_ use the flutter git submodule pinned in this project by running `git submodule update --init` inside the project root directory.
+
+## Install dependencies and generate files
+1. First, clone the repository:
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/astubenbord/paperless-mobile.git
+```
+
+You can now run the `scripts/install_dependencies.sh` script at the root of the project, which will automatically install dependencies and generate files for both the app and local packages.
+
+If you want to manually install dependencies and build generated files, you can also run the following commands:
+
+### Inside the `packages/paperless_api/` folder:
+2. Install the dependencies for `paperless_api`
+   ```sh
+   flutter pub get
+   ```
+3. Build generated files for `paperless_api`
+   ```sh
+    flutter pub run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs
+   ```
+   
+### Inside the project's root folder
+4. Install the dependencies for the app
+   ```sh
+   flutter packages pub get
+   ```
+5. Build generated files for the app
+   ```sh
+   flutter packages pub run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs
+   ```
+6. Generate the localization files for the app
+   ```sh
+   flutter gen-l10n
+   ```
+   
+## Build release version
+In order to build a release version, you have to...
+1. Exchange the signing configuration in android/app/build.gradle from
+```gradle
+buildTypes {
+    release {
+        signingConfig signingConfigs.release
+    }
+}
+```
+to 
+```gradle
+buildTypes {
+    release {
+        signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
+    }
+}
+```
+or use your own signing configuration as described in https://docs.flutter.dev/deployment/android#signing-the-app and leave the `build.gradle` as is.
+
+2. Build the app with release profile (here for android):
+```sh
+flutter build apk
+```
+The --release flag is implicit for the build command. You can also run this command with --split-per-abi, which will generate three separate (smaller) binaries.
+
+3. Install the app to your device (when omitting the `--split-per-abi` flag)
+```sh
+flutter install
+```
+or when you built with `--split-per-abi`
+```sh
+flutter install --use-application-binary=build/pp/outputs/flutter-apk/<apk_file_name>.apk
+```