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+Automatic updater, Licensing client and Content server for Catalogue of Currencies
+
+## Prequisites
+
+Before building the solution please make sure to install following:
+
+1. Python 3.x - (https://www.python.org/)
+
+2. Conan - (https://conan.io/)
+   
+   Installation:
+   ```
+   pip install conan
+   ```
+
+3. Visual Studio 2017
+   
+   Necessary components:
+   * Windows 8.1 SDK
+   * Visual C++ tools for CMake
+   * Windows Universal CRT SDK
+
+
+## Install project related dependencies
+
+a. Clone *libLicenseClient* dependency to one level up
+   
+   ```
+   cd ..
+   git clone git@31.31.72.216:/srv/git/libLicenseClient.git
+   ```
+
+b. Run `workspace.bat` whenever that file or any *conanfile.txt* in subprojects is updated
+
+
+## Building
+
+To build open the *CCEngine.sln* file in Visual studio and *Build* -> *Build Solution* 
+
+## Deployment
+
+To make deployment package you will have to build Release version of the solution and collect the following files:
+
+* `CCEngine\build\Release\*`
+* `Release\CCEngine.exe`
+* `Release\CCEngineLoader.exe`
+* VS runtime: `concrt140.dll`, `msvcp140.dll`, `vcruntime140.dll`