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 # Maybe
+
 We're in the earliest stages (exploratory, really) of building an open source investment tracking + optimization platform.
 
 In its previous life, Maybe was a personal finance and wealth management platform that unfortunately wasn't economically viable. We're now taking another pass in the finance space to see how we can help people grow their wealth in meaningful ways.
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 ![CleanShot 2024-01-01 at 16 10 05@2x](https://github.com/maybe-finance/maybe/assets/35243/056309d5-1890-4865-9936-481908dd7d5b)
 
-## Stack
+## Code
+
+The codebase is vanilla [Rails](https://rubyonrails.org/) w/ [Redis](https://redis.io/), [Puma](http://puma.io/), and [Postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/). Quite a simple setup.
+
+### Setup
+
+You'll need:
+
+- ruby >3 (specific version is in `Gemfile`)
+- postgresql (if using stock `config/database.yml`)
+
+```shell
+cd maybe
+bundle install
+rails db:setup
+```
+
+You can then run the rails web server:
+
+```shell
+bin/dev
+```
+
+And visit [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)
+
+## Contributing
+
+It's still very early days for this so your mileage will vary here and lots of things will break.
+
+But almost any contribution will be beneficial at this point. Check the [current Issues](https://github.com/maybe-finance/maybe/issues) to see where you can jump in!
 
-The tech stack will likely involve some combination of...
+If you've got an improvement, just send in a pull request!
 
-* Ruby
-* Rails
-* Postgres
-* Hotwire (Turbo/Stimulus)
-* Tailwind
+1. Fork it
+2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
+3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)
+4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
+5. Create new Pull Request
 
-May need to look in to something like Timescale, but want to avoid overcomplicating from the start if we can.
+If you've got feature ideas, simply [open a new issues](https://github.com/maybe-finance/maybe/issues/new)!