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+# MetaGer Keys
+
+Local development can be done via docker compose. The app is configured to be run in a subdirectory of MetaGer. Before starting this app you should start up a local MetaGer instance.
+
+The server can the be reached under:  
+http://localhost:8080/keys
+
+## Configuration
+
+Configuration files for this app are stored in the config directory. You can find a `default.json` there.
+
+To overwrite configuration locally you can create a new file `development.json` which overwrites properties from the default values.