Merge branch 'main' into dev

Author: Suhayb-A

README.md

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 # WebMapManager
-A web version of PyMapManager
+A web version of PyMapManager.
 
-**Note:** This project is still in development and is not production ready.
+**Note:** This project is still in active development and is not production-ready.
 
 ## Setup
 
-* `git submodule init`
-* `git submodule update`
-* Install [NodeJs](https://nodejs.org/en)
-* Run `yarn install` to install dependencies
+* Initialize submodules:
+```bash
+  git submodule init
+  git submodule update
+```
+* Install Node.js(https://nodejs.org/en)
+* Install Python 3.11+
+* Install JS dependencies:
+```bash
+  yarn install
+```
+
+## Build
+* Build the static application:
+```bash
+  yarn build
+```
+* Upload the `/build/` directory to `/WebMapManager/` to your static file server.
+  * By default, the application is served from a `/WebMapManager/`. To serve the application another directory:
+    * Update `homepage` in `packages.json`to the directory of your choice:
+      ```json
+        {
+        "homepage": "/WebMapManager/",
+        }
+      ```
 
 ## Running WebMapManager
-* Run `yarn dev` to run the application
+* Run the server:
+```bash
+  yarn dev
+```
 * Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) to view it in the browser (Tested on Google Chrome).