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+.. _devquickstart:
+
+Development Quickstart
+----------------------
+
+This quickstart guide gets your environment set up with searx. Furthermore, it gives a
+short introduction to the new manage.sh script.
+
+How to setup your development environment
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+First, clone the source code of searx to the desired folder. In this case the source
+is cloned to ~/myprojects/searx. Then create and activate the searx-ve
+virtualenv and install the required packages using manage.sh.
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+    cd ~/myprojects
+    git clone https://github.com/asciimoo/searx.git
+    cd searx
+    virtualenv searx-ve
+    . ./searx-ve/bin/activate
+    ./manage.sh update_dev_packages
+
+
+How to run tests
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Tests can be run using the manage.sh script.
+
+Following tests and checks are available:
+
+- Unit tests
+
+- Selenium tests
+
+- PEP8 validation
+
+- Unit test coverage check
+
+For example unit tests are run with the command below:
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+    ./manage.sh unit_tests
+
+For further test options, please consult the help of the manage.sh script.
+
+
+How to compile styles and javascript
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+How to build styles
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Less is required to build the styles of searx. Less can be installed using either NodeJS or Apt.
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+    sudo apt-get install nodejs
+    sudo npm install -g less
+
+
+OR
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+    sudo apt-get install node-less
+
+After satisfying the requirements styles can be build using manage.sh
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+    ./manage.sh styles
+
+
+How to build the source of the oscar theme
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Grunt must be installed in order to build the javascript sources. It depends on NodeJS, so first
+Node has to be installed.
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+    sudo apt-get install nodejs
+    sudo npm install -g grunt-cli
+
+After installing grunt, the files can be built using the following command: 
+
+.. code:: sh
+
+    ./manage.sh grunt_build
+
+
+
+Tips for debugging/development
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+1. Turn on debug logging
+    Whether you are working on a new engine or trying to eliminate a bug, it is always a good idea
+    to turn on debug logging. When debug logging is enabled a stack trace appears,
+    instead of the cryptic ``Internal Server Error`` message. It can be turned on by setting
+    ``debug: False`` to ``debug: True`` in settings.yml.
+
+2. Run ``./manage.sh tests`` before creating a PR.
+    Failing build on Travis is common because of PEP8 checks. So a new commit must be created
+    containing these format fixes. This phase can be skipped if ``./manage.sh tests`` is run
+    locally before creating a PR.