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@@ -16,8 +16,19 @@ During development, you can use `npm run watch` to cause any update you make to
 npm start
 ```
 
+or to start and watch at once
+```bash
+npm run dev
+```
+
 Once running, open `http://localhost:8333` in your browser. If you wish to have the server reload automatically, you can install either [nodemon](https://github.com/remy/nodemon) or [forever](https://github.com/foreverjs/forever).
 
+### To stop
+```bash
+# Stops all `start` and `watch` processes
+npm stop
+```
+
 #### Configuration
 
 `npm start` and `npm run watch` can be configured with the following environment variables