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 Vehicle maintenance and fuel tracking application.
 
+
+## Initial setup
+
+Start the rails server with `bin/rails server` in the cloned repo
+
+In a new terminal where the repo is cloned run `bin/rails console` This will open an interactive console. You can get the current server key with `AccessKey.current.raw_key`. This is needed to log a user in. By default the key is rotated every 30 days but this can be configured. See the complete list of commands in the (Key management) section
+
+Navigate to localhost:3000 in your browser to be able to see the website.
+
+## Key management
+
+```ruby
+AccessKey.current.raw_key
+AccessKey.rotate!
+AccessKey.current.disable_auto_rotation!
+AccessKey.current.enable_auto_rotation!
+AccessKey.current.auto_rotation_frequency_days
+AccessKey.current.update!(auto_rotation_frequency_days: 60)
+```
+
+
+
 ## Testing
 
 Run the application test suite with: