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+* see also https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server/issues/5
+* The server code repository is [here](https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server).
+
+To setup your own server a few things are required on your machine:
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+1. Java JDK
+2. Redis
+3. Memcached
+4. PostgreSQL (or possibly any other SQL Server)
+
+Furthermore Accounts with Gcm, Amazon S3 and Twilio are required, but can be made optional with few changes in the code.
+
+Once the requirements are installed, continue with the following:
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+1. git clone https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server.git
+2. cd into the TextSecure-Server directory
+3. cp config/sample.yml local.yml
+4. edit the local.yml with your details
+5. then say `mvn package; java -jar PATH-TO-JAR server local.yml`
+
+This will start the server.