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+### Non-docker
+1. install mongodb  
+2. if linux, install libjpeg-turbo-progs ```apt install -y libjpeg-turbo-progs```  (for jpegtran)  
+3. install [ambience](https://github.com/qwertyforce/ambience) + install phash_web, color_web, image_text_features_web  
+4. npm install  
+5. npm run bootstrap  
+6. npm run build  
+7. npm run start  
+
+### Docker
+1. docker compose up (builds mongodb_server and scenery)
+2. install [ambience](https://github.com/qwertyforce/ambience) in Docker + install phash_web, color_web, image_text_features_web in Docker
+
+### anti_sus
+You can also install [anti_sus](https://github.com/qwertyforce/anti_sus) for automatic image mining