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-== Install/Deploy ==
+## Install/Deploy ##
 
 * checkout and move into c3post  
   `cd c3post`
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 * (devel only) activate the pre-commit hooks  
   `pre-commit install`
 
-== run ==
+## run ##
 
 `uvicorn c3post.main:app --reload`