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@@ -10,7 +10,35 @@ ARSnova consists of two projects: the mobile client and the server. This reposit
 
 ## Getting Started
 
-This is the main repository. Almost all dependencies (including the mobile client) are managed for you by Maven.
+The most convenient way to get started developing ARSnova is by using our [Vagrant](http://www.vagrantup.com/) environment, found at [thm-projects/arsnova-vagrant](https://github.com/thm-projects/arsnova-vagrant). Use your IDE on your host machine to make changes to ARSnova, while the build process is completely handled by the Vagrant box. You will not need to install any development tools.
+
+[arsnova-vagrant](https://github.com/thm-projects/arsnova-vagrant) sets up a virtual machine for both development and production use. The basic usage is `vagrant up`, which will start the development environment. If you wish to start production as well, use `vagrant up production`.
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+Once any machine has been started, all required ARSnova repositories are automatically cloned from GitHub, so that you can start coding immediately.
+
+To connect to your development machine, type `vagrant ssh`. After that, you can start ARSnova inside the machine by running `./start.sh`. You can then access ARSnova from your host machine by opening http://localhost:8080.
+
+### QA Private Build
+
+[arsnova-vagrant](https://github.com/thm-projects/arsnova-vagrant) also sets up the build environment we use internally at THM, which consists of [Jenkins](http://jenkins-ci.org/) and [SonarQube](http://www.sonarqube.org/). The former provides a QA pipeline that builds, tests, analyzes, and finally deploys ARSnova to the production environment. SonarQube is used for the analyzation phase and provides a drill-down into many quality aspects, including [technical debt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_debt).
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+While the development environment is running, Jenkins and SonarQube are available at:
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+- http://localhost:9000 (SonarQube)
+- http://localhost:9090 (Jenkins)
+
+### QA Public Build
+
+We also leverage the cloud provided by [Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/) and [Sauce Labs](https://saucelabs.com/) to build and test ARSnova. Travis first builds and unit tests the software, then it instructs Sauce Labs to run smoke tests on different browsers and operating systems. This ensures that the basic features of ARSnova work across browsers and platforms. See [this example](https://saucelabs.com/tests/4beecf8c754f418da0b75259c039c077) to get an idea.
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+Our official build status provided by Travis CI:
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+- [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/thm-projects/arsnova-war.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/thm-projects/arsnova-war) for ARSnova-war
+- [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/thm-projects/arsnova-mobile.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/thm-projects/arsnova-mobile) for ARSnova-mobile
+
+## Development
+
+This is ARSnova's main repository. Almost all dependencies (including the mobile client) are managed for you by Maven.
 
 ### Download
 
@@ -26,7 +54,7 @@ Because all dependencies are handled by Maven, a complete build is done with:
 
 *Note:* Java 1.7 JDK is required and must be installed prior to building ARSnova.
 
-### Development
+### Requirements
 
 You need three things to get started developing ARSnova: