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+# Voltaserve Console API
+
+## Getting Started
+
+Install dependencies:
+
+```shell
+poetry install --no-interaction --no-cache
+```
+
+Activate the virtual environment created by Poetry:
+
+```shell
+source /home/your_user/.cache/pypoetry/virtualenvs/voltaserve-console-something/bin/activate
+```
+
+Run:
+
+```shell
+poetry run python -m api.uvi
+```
+
+Lint code:
+
+```shell
+flake8 . --extend-ignore F401,W291,W503 --max-line-length 120 --extend-exclude Dockerfile
+```
+
+Format code:
+
+```shell
+black .
+```