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Author: Maxime Vaillancourt

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LICENSE.md

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+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2017 Maxime Vaillancourt
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.

README.md

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+# JSON Feed Viewer
+
+This is a webapp that allows to view JSON feeds. See it in action here: https://json-feed-viewer.herokuapp.com/
+
+## Getting Started
+
+1. Clone the repo
+
+```
+git clone https://github.com/maximevaillancourt/json-feed-viewer.git
+```
+
+2. Install dependencies
+
+```
+cd json-feed-viewer && npm install
+```
+
+3. Start the server
+
+```
+npm start
+```
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+The app was tested on the following configuration.
+
+- Ubuntu 16.04
+- NPM
+- Node v6.2.0+
+
+## Deployment
+
+The app is currently "Heroku deployment"-ready. Feel free to deploy it through other means.
+
+## Contributing
+
+Simply [create a new pull request](https://github.com/maximevaillancourt/json-feed-viewer/compare)! :)
+
+## Built With
+
+* [feed2json.org](https://feed2json.org/) - Used to convert RSS & Atom feeds into JSON
+* [Node](https://nodejs.org/en/) - JavaScript runtime based on Chrome's V8
+* [Express](https://expressjs.com/) - Minimalist web framework
+* [Bootswatch](https://bootswatch.com/) - Free themes for Bootstrap
+
+## Authors
+
+* **Maxime Vaillancourt** - *Initial work* - [maximevaillancourt](https://github.com/maximevaillancourt)
+
+See also the list of [contributors](https://github.com/maximevaillancourt/json-feed-viewer/graphs/contributors) who participated in this project.
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) file for details
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+* Andrew Chilton ([@andychilton](https://twitter.com/andychilton)) for developing feed2json.org
+* John Gruber ([@gruber](https://twitter.com/gruber)) for the initial exposure
+* Manton Reece ([@manton2](https://twitter.com/manton2)) & Brent Simmons ([@brentsimmons](https://twitter.com/brentsimmons)) for writing out the initial JSON Feed spec