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 Follow the installation instructions from the dsp-docs repository in order to build and serve the documentation locally.
 Once the necessary software is installed you can use `mkdocs serve` for a live preview on  http://127.0.0.1:8000/.
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+## Contributing
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+Our commit messages follow the [Conventional Commits Guidelines](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/).
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+Source code must be formatted with `sbt fmt`.
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+Copyright headers must be added with `sbt headerCreateAll`.
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