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- [**1.6 Dev setup (6): Build and serve the website locally**](#16-dev-setup-6-build-and-serve-the-website-locally)
- [**1.6.a Starting Docker**](#16a-starting-docker)
- [**1.6.b Stopping Docker**](#16b-stopping-docker)
+ - [**1.7 Dev setup (7): Install local codebase spell checker**](#17-dev-setup-7-install-local-codebase-spell-checker)
- [**Part 2: How the Website team works with GitHub issues**](#part-2-how-the-website-team-works-with-github-issues)
- [**2.1 Hack for LA Contributor expectations**](#21-hack-for-la-contributor-expectations)
- [**2.2 How Hack for LA organizes issues**](#22-how-hack-for-la-organizes-issues)
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+### **1.7 Dev setup (7): Install local codebase spell checker**
+
+You must use VS Code as your local text editor to install the VS Code extension for spell checking your codebase, Code Spell Checker.
+
+The recommended installation method is to install Code Spell Checker directly from the VS Code text editor, and those instructions can be found [here](https://code.visualstudio.com/learn/get-started/extensions).
+The extension can also be installed via the VS Code Marketplace website [here](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker).
+
+For developers who do not use VS Code, use the corresponding npm package, cspell, and those instructions can be found [here](https://www.npmjs.com/package/cspell).
+
+Feel free to reach out in the [Hack for LA Slack channel](https://hackforla.slack.com/messages/hfla-site/) if you have trouble installing the VS Code extension or the cspell npm package on your system.
+
+[Back to Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
+***
+
## **Part 2: How the Website team works with GitHub issues**
### **2.1 Hack for LA Contributor expectations**