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+PORT="8080"
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 *This starts the server in non-database mode.* It will serve a simple webpage at `http://localhost:8080`.
 
 You do *not* need to set up a database or any interactivity on the webpage yet. Instructions for that will come later in the course!
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+FortuneAchigbu's version of Boot.dev's Notely app.