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+Basic Usage
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+
+The Synapse web client needs to be hosted by a basic HTTP server.
+
+You can use the Python simple HTTP server::
+
+    $ python -m SimpleHTTPServer
+
+Then, open this URL in a WEB browser::
+
+    http://127.0.0.1:8000/