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 ## Development
 
-*  [[Quickstart|Quickstart]]
+### Quickstart
+For a simple local, development installation:
+
+1. Install the following pre-requisites: git, make, docker, docker-compose
+2. Clone the ls.ext repository ```git clone https://github.com/digibib/ls.ext.git```
+2. Enter the ls.ext directory and make the project: ```cd ls.ext && make```. When the make command has executed you have built the project and all containers should be up and running.
+4. To check the platform integrity, run tests with ```make test```
+
+### In-depth documentation for individual components:
+
 *  [[Patron-client|Development Patron-client]]
 *  [[Catalinker|Catalinker]]
 *  [[Services|Development Services]]