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 Check out the configuration reference at https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/spaces-config-reference
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+# How to setup the App:
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+- Create an environment using `python3 -m venv venv`
+- Activate the environment using `source venv/bin/activate`
+- Navigate to project folder such as `sub-visa-policy-assistant`
+- run `pip install -r requirements.txt`
+- create a `.env` file to store secrets, it should have the following variables i.e., `OPENAI_API_KEY`, `VECTORSTORE_ID` and `ASSISTANT_ID`
+- run the app using `python app.py`
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+Open the app at http://localhost:7860