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-# Ayo Ayco's personal site built with Flask
+# Flask server for my personal site
 
 ## Background
-Yet another rewrite of my [personal site](https://ayo.ayco.io)
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+This is the default server running at [https://ayo.ayco.io](https://ayco.io). Currently its main responsibility is serving static files generated with Astro SSG which I maintain in a [separate project](https://ayco.io/sh/ayco.io-astro). The generated files from that project will populate a `dist` directory in here, which will then be served as-is.
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+My main motivation for running my personal site behind this Flask server is to easily develop REST APIs later in the `/api` route using Python. I didn't want to use the default Astro production server for this as I am looking to work with Python more.
 
 ## Development
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 1. Set up your **Debian** (for MacOS, search for counterpart instructions)
 
     ```bash
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     > Note: On a Mac, the default port 5000 is used by AirDrop & Handoff; you may have to turn those off
 
+4. Populate a `dist` directory with static files (e.g., `*.html` for pages). Currently I generate static files in a separate [Astro site project](https://ayco.io/sh/ayco.io-astro) -- see instructions on how to set it up separately, run the build script and copy the `dist` here.
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 4. After development session, deactivate the python env
     ```bash
     (.venv)$ deactivate