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+## SciELO Usage
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+## Dev Installation
+
+To build and run the application, being at the root of the project, you can follow these steps:
+
+1. `make build compose=local.yml`
+2. `make django_makemigrations`
+3. `make django_migrate`
+4. `make django_createsuperuser`
+5. `make up`
+
+After the fifth step, the application should be functional and accessible at http://0.0.0.0:8009/admin
+
+### Additional notes:
+
+* The instructions assume that you have a working installation of Docker and `make`.
+* The `make` commands use the `compose` file `local.yml` to start the application containers.
+* The `django_makemigrations` and `django_migrate` commands are used to create and apply database migrations.
+* The `django_createsuperuser` command is used to create a superuser account for the application.
+* The `make up` command starts the application containers in the background.
+* The application is accessible at http://0.0.0.0:8009/admin.
+* To log in to the admin panel, you will need to use the superuser credentials that you created with the `django_createsuperuser` command.
+* The `Log Manager` tool can be used to view log files and manage application configurations.
+* To test the application, you will need to add some content, such as a list of collections and configurations.