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 [install nodejs and npm](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installation),
 install [coffee-script](https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/) with
 `npm install -g coffee-script`, clone 4chan x, cd into it and run
-`npm link coffee-script`. actually build it with `cake dev &`.
-kill the process with `killall node`.
+`npm link coffee-script`. actually build it with `cake build`. for development
+(continuous builds), run `cake dev &`.  kill the process with `killall node`.