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+# Emulated Light Client
+
+This is our attempt to build a bridge between Solana and Cosmos using IBC
+
+## Instructions to test solana program
+
+Since the solana program takes more than the default compute units, we need to run a local validator with increased compute units for the program to run successfully. The steps are given below.
+
+Start a local validator with increased compute units
+```
+solana-test-validator -r --max-compute-units 5000000
+```
+
+In another terminal, run anchor test with `mocks` feature. Since we are already running a local validator, we have to tell anchor to skip starting up another validator
+```
+anchor test --skip-local-validator — --features mocks
+```
+
+If you want to deploy the program with `mocks` feature, u need to pass the `mocks` feature while deploying like below.
+```
+anchor deploy — --features mocks
+```
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