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 * comment out librabbitmq in requirements.txt when using python 3.11
 * `pip install -r requirements.txt`
 * `./manage.py migrate`
+* `./manage.py createsuperuser`
 * `./manage.py startserver`
+* start message queue with `docker-compose up -d broker result-backend`
+* start runner with `celery -A shiftregister worker -B`
+* add calendars at http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/importer/calendar/add/
+* change event state to 'event is running' at http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/dynamic_preferences/globalpreferencemodel/3/change/