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+# Liferay Starter
+
+Quickly generate & download your Liferay workspace. Inspired by [start.spring.io](https://start.spring.io/)
+and [code.quarkus.io](https://code.quarkus.io/).
+
+![preview](https://github.com/lgdd/doc-assets/blob/main/liferay-starter/preview.jpg?raw=true)
+
+## Try it locally
+
+Using [Docker](https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/lgdd/liferay-starter):
+
+```shell
+docker run -it --rm -p 8000:8000 lgdd/liferay-starter
+# or
+docker run -it --rm -p 8000:8000 lgdd/liferay-starter:latest-jvm
+```
+
+> The default image and tag `lgdd/liferay-starter:latest` is a container image including a native executable instead of
+> a jar. See: https://quarkus.io/guides/building-native-image.
+
+Once the container is started, go to http://localhost:8000.
+
+Using this repo:
+
+```
+git clone git@github.com:lgdd/liferay-starter.git
+cd liferay-starter
+make dev
+```
+
+> Please refer to the [Makefile](Makefile) to see the complete list of available commands.
+
+Once the server is started, go to http://localhost:8000.
+
+If you want to work on the frontend, run `make devFront` and go to http://localhost:3000.
+
+## License
+
+[MIT](LICENSE)