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+# Unnamed project (TBD)
+
+This should be the first file you read!
+
+This README will:
+
+- Give a brief overview of the project file structure, and how to navigate it.
+- Show how to run the project locally.
+
+## Project Structure
+
+- We're using Gradle, so you'll see a `build.gradle` file in the root directory.
+- Specifically, we're using a multi-project setup, so you'll see a
+  `settings.gradle` file in the root directory, that lists all the subprojects.
+- A multi-project setup means that the project is split into multiple
+  subprojects, each with its own `build.gradle` file.
+- Each subproject is a separate module, and they can depend on each other.
+- The subprojects are:
+  - `backend`: The backend server, written in Java using the Spring Boot
+    framework.
+  - `register`: The registration application, where times are registered and
+    sent to the backend.
+  - `admin`: The admin application, where admins can view and manage the times.
+  - `shared`: Shared code between the subprojects, like data models and utility
+    functions.
+
+This subproject separation is still a work in progress. We might need to change
+the organization as we go along. I'm for example not entirely sure how register,
+result and admin should work together, or if we even need both result and admin?
+
+## Running the Project
+
+After much struggle, we've got everything up and running via Gradle. Spring Boot
+thankfully does a lot of the heavy lifting for us. Here's how to run the
+project:
+
+```bash
+# Run the backend server
+./gradlew :backend:bootRun
+
+# Run the registration application
+./gradlew :backend:bootRun
+```
+
+And of course, normal Gradle commands work as well.
+
+```bash
+# Run tests
+./gradlew test
+# Build the project
+./gradlew build
+```
+
+Finally, we have a custom Gradle task that builds everything and packages it
+into a release zip file.
+
+```bash
+# Build the project and create a release zip file
+./gradlew assembleAll
+```
+
+The zip file will be placed in `release/project-bundle.zip`. If you unpack it,
+you should be able to run the backend server with the included `runner` script,
+and the registration application is a runnable jar file. So:
+
+```bash
+# Unpack the release zip file
+cd release
+unzip project-bundle.zip
+cd project-bundle
+
+# Start the backend server
+./runner start
+
+# Run the registration application
+java -jar register.jar
+```
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
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--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ subprojects {
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
     }
-    java {
-        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
-        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
-    }
+    // If Gradle is using the wrong Java version, you can set it here!
+    // java {
+    //     sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+    //     targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+    // }
     dependencies {
 
         // I previously had the following dependencies here, but I don't think we need them
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index e4b53fe3dff93ae4cec7acf460ab7748b9dfd95f..2ecaeacdb1eaaeb99dccecff52e6c221ced23606 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-rootProject.name = 'Enduro Time Keeper' // The name of the project (currently just a placeholder)
+rootProject.name = 'Unnamed project' // The name of the project (currently just a placeholder)
 include 'shared', 'register', 'admin', 'backend' // Subprojects to include
 
 gradle.ext.version = 'v0.1' // The version of the project, remember to update this when releasing a new version