From 879cd8fda27872386091813094eddaf65024211c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nitish <73771450+Nitish-JS@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2025 15:26:54 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Add installation instructions and MIT license

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 README.md | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2024 CryptoHunter
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
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+# CryptoHunter
 
-View the deployed site on the following link
+CryptoHunter is a React-based cryptocurrency tracker that displays prices, market data and charts for various coins.
 
-https://cryptohunter-nitish.netlify.app/
+## Installation
+
+1. Ensure you have [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) installed (Node 14 or later is recommended).
+2. Install project dependencies:
+
+```bash
+npm install
+```
+
+## Running the Development Server
+
+Start the application with:
+
+```bash
+npm start
+```
+
+This runs the app in development mode on [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000). The page will reload if you make edits.
+
+## Building for Production
+
+To create an optimized production build:
+
+```bash
+npm run build
+```
+
+The build output will be placed in the `build/` directory.
+
+## Live Demo
+
+A deployed version of the site can be found at:
+
+<https://cryptohunter-nitish.netlify.app/>