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+# hoodie-admin
+
+> Hoodie Admin core module
+
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/hoodiehq/hoodie-admin.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/hoodiehq/hoodie-admin)
+[![Dependency Status](https://david-dm.org/hoodiehq/hoodie-admin.svg)](https://david-dm.org/hoodiehq/hoodie-admin)
+[![devDependency Status](https://david-dm.org/hoodiehq/hoodie-admin/dev-status.svg)](https://david-dm.org/hoodiehq/hoodie-admin#info=devDependencies)
+
+This is the admin UI for [Hoodie](http://hood.ie) applications. It’s build with
+[Ember.js](http://emberjs.com/) and embraces Ember’s convention above Hoodie’s
+to make it as natural for Ember developers to contribute to it as possible.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+You will need the following things properly installed on your computer.
+
+* [Git](http://git-scm.com/)
+* [Node.js](http://nodejs.org/) (with NPM)
+* [Bower](http://bower.io/)
+* [Ember CLI](http://ember-cli.com/)
+* [PhantomJS](http://phantomjs.org/)
+
+## Installation
+
+* `git clone <repository-url>` this repository
+* change into the new directory
+* `npm install`
+* `bower install`
+
+## Running / Development
+
+* `ember server`
+* Visit your app at [http://localhost:4200](http://localhost:4200).
+
+### Code Generators
+
+Make use of the many generators for code, try `ember help generate` for more details
+
+### Running Tests
+
+* `ember test`
+* `ember test --server`
+
+### Building
+
+* `ember build` (development)
+* `ember build --environment production` (production)
+
+### Deploying
+
+Specify what it takes to deploy your app.
+
+## Further Reading / Useful Links
+
+* [ember.js](http://emberjs.com/)
+* [ember-cli](http://ember-cli.com/)
+* Development Browser Extensions
+  * [ember inspector for chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ember-inspector/bmdblncegkenkacieihfhpjfppoconhi)
+  * [ember inspector for firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ember-inspector/)
+
+## Contributing
+
+Have a look at the Hoodie project's [contribution guidelines](https://github.com/hoodiehq/hoodie/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+If you want to hang out you can join our [Hoodie Community Chat](http://hood.ie/chat/).
+
+## License
+
+[Apache 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)