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+.. _devquickstart:
+
+======================
+Development Quickstart
+======================
+
+This quickstart guide gets your environment set up with searx.  Furthermore, it
+gives a short introduction to the ``manage.sh`` script.
+
+How to setup your development environment
+=========================================
+
+First, clone the source code of searx to the desired folder.  In this case the
+source is cloned to ``~/myprojects/searx``.  Then create and activate the
+searx-ve virtualenv and install the required packages using manage.sh.
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+    cd ~/myprojects
+    git clone https://github.com/asciimoo/searx.git
+    cd searx
+    virtualenv searx-ve
+    . ./searx-ve/bin/activate
+    ./manage.sh update_dev_packages
+
+
+How to run tests
+================
+
+Tests can be run using the ``manage.sh`` script.  Following tests and checks are
+available:
+
+- Unit tests
+- Selenium tests
+- PEP8 validation
+- Unit test coverage check
+
+For example unit tests are run with the command below:
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+   ./manage.sh unit_tests
+
+For further test options, please consult the help of the ``manage.sh`` script.
+
+
+How to compile styles and javascript
+====================================
+
+.. _less: http://lesscss.org/
+.. _NodeJS: https://nodejs.org
+
+How to build styles
+-------------------
+
+Less_ is required to build the styles of searx.  Less_ can be installed using
+either NodeJS_ or Apt.
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+   sudo -H apt-get install nodejs
+   sudo -H npm install -g less
+
+OR
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+   sudo -H apt-get install node-less
+
+After satisfying the requirements styles can be build using ``manage.sh``
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+   ./manage.sh styles
+
+
+How to build the source of the oscar theme
+==========================================
+
+.. _grunt: https://gruntjs.com/
+
+Grunt_ must be installed in order to build the javascript sources. It depends on
+NodeJS, so first Node has to be installed.
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+   sudo -H apt-get install nodejs
+   sudo -H npm install -g grunt-cli
+
+After installing grunt, the files can be built using the following command:
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+   ./manage.sh grunt_build
+
+
+Tips for debugging/development
+==============================
+
+Turn on debug logging
+  Whether you are working on a new engine or trying to eliminate a bug, it is
+  always a good idea to turn on debug logging.  When debug logging is enabled a
+  stack trace appears, instead of the cryptic ``Internal Server Error``
+  message. It can be turned on by setting ``debug: False`` to ``debug: True`` in
+  :origin:`settings.yml <searx/settings.yml>`.
+
+Run ``./manage.sh tests`` before creating a PR.
+  Failing build on Travis is common because of PEP8 checks.  So a new commit
+  must be created containing these format fixes.  This phase can be skipped if
+  ``./manage.sh tests`` is run locally before creating a PR.