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-# SvelteKitSaasBoilerplate
-A SvelteKit boilerplate project for a SaaS
+# SvelteKit Saas Boilerplate
+
+A SvelteKit boilerplate project for a Software As A Service (SaaS) application, to get you started quickly.
+
+## Developing
+
+After you have cloned the repository you can install the dependencies with `npm install`, and start a development server:
+
+```bash
+npm run dev
+
+# or start the server and open the app in a new browser tab
+npm run dev -- --open
+```
+
+An example `.env` file is provided in the repository. You will need to copy `.env.example` to `.env` and fill in the values with your own credentials.
+
+## Building
+
+To create a production version:
+
+```bash
+npm run build
+```
+
+You can preview the production build with `npm run preview`.
+
+## Hosting and Tech Stack
+
+This application is designed to run on [Netlify](https://www.netlify.com/) and uses [Supabase](https://supabase.io/) for database storage and user authentication ([Supabase Auth](https://supabase.com/auth)).