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 - `GATSBY_API_URL`: override api url (defaults to location origin)
 
+## Contributing
+
+### Testing you Code
+Before pushing your code you should verify that it will pass our online test
+suite. 
+
+**Cypress Tests**  
+Verify the Cypress test suite by doing the following:
+1. In one terminal screen run `GATSBY_API_URL=https://siasky.net yarn workspace webapp start`
+1. In a second terminal screen run `yarn workspace webapp cypress run`
+
 ## Setting up complete skynet server
 
 A setup guide with installation scripts can be found in [setup-scripts/README.md](./setup-scripts/README.md).