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 # Plume
 
+Federated blogging engine, based on ActivityPub.
+
 ## Setup the database
 
 You'll need Postgres.
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 exit
 ```
+
+Then run the migrations
+
+```
+diesel migrations run # Install diesel with `cargo install diesel_cli` if needed
+```
+
+You should repeat this operation every time the database schema has been modified.
+A good practice is to run it after every `git pull`.
+
+## Starting the app
+
+Just use:
+
+```
+cargo run
+```
+
+You'll need Rust nightly.
+
+Once the app started, try to visit [localhost:8000](http://localhost:8000).