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 **Status** The repo and website are available for community feedback and review. This will become the official NWB website, once the initial community review has been completed. While this website is being finalized, please see the current NWB website at https://www.nwb.org/ for the latest updates. 
 
 This website uses HUGO. See more starters at https://github.com/hugo-starters/
+
+To run the website locally, clone the repo and run the following commands:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/NeurodataWithoutBorders/neurodatawithoutborders.github.io.git
+cd neurodatawithoutborders.github.io 
+```
+
+Run hugo
+
+```bash
+hugo server -D
+```
+Then open your browser and go to http://localhost:1313/