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+.PHONY: build events dev stop help prep
+
+help:
+	@echo "Available commands:"
+	@echo "  make prep    - Create venv and install requirements"
+	@echo "  make events  - Update site from CSV (build pages + images)"
+	@echo "  make dev     - Start development server"
+	@echo "  make stop    - Stop development server"
+	@echo "  make build   - Full website build sequence"
+	@echo "  make help    - Show this help message"
+
+prep:
+	python3 -m venv .venv
+	./.venv/bin/pip install --upgrade pip
+	./.venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+build:
+	./.venv/bin/python atom_gen.py
+	./.venv/bin/python prep.py
+	./.venv/bin/python build_pages.py
+
+events:
+	./.venv/bin/python build_pages.py
+	./.venv/bin/python image_poster.py
+
+dev:
+	nginx -p . -c nginx.dev.conf
+
+stop:
+	nginx -p . -s stop