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+# Instructions to run the demo example
+
+```
+# Build Vitess Locally 
+
+Build Vitess Locally using the document  https://vitess.io/docs/contributing/build-on-ubuntu/
+
+# Run the program demo.go
+
+go run ~/vitess/examples/demo/demo.go
+
+# Start the web application
+
+In browser Open http://localhost:8000/examples/demo/
+
+```