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To run the app:\n\n```shell\nlitpose run_app\n```\n\nPlease see the [installation guide](https://lightning-pose.readthedocs.io/en/latest/source/installation_guide.html)\nfor more detailed instructions, and feel free to reach out to us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/tDUPdRj4BM)\nin case of any hiccups.\n\n## Getting Started\n\nTo get started with Lightning Pose, follow the guides on our documentation:\n* [Create your first project](https://lightning-pose.readthedocs.io/en/latest/source/create_first_project.html) using the app\n* or follow the CLI User Guides ([Singleview](https://lightning-pose.readthedocs.io/en/latest/source/user_guide_singleview/index.html), [Multiview](https://lightning-pose.readthedocs.io/en/latest/source/user_guide_multiview/index.html)).\n\n## Community\n\nThe Lightning Pose team also actively develops the\n[Ensemble Kalman Smoother (EKS)](https://github.com/paninski-lab/eks),\na simple and performant post-processor that works with any pose estimation package including\nLightning Pose, DeepLabCut, and SLEAP.\n\nLightning Pose is primarily maintained by\n[Karan Sikka](https://github.com/ksikka) (Columbia University) and\n[Matt Whiteway](https://themattinthehatt.github.io) (Columbia University).\n\nLightning Pose is under active development and we welcome community contributions.\nWhether you want to implement some of your own ideas or help out with our [development roadmap](docs/roadmap.md), please get in touch with us on Discord (see contributing guidelines [here](CONTRIBUTING.md)).\n\n## Funding\n\nWe are grateful for support from the following:\n* Gatsby Charitable Foundation GAT3708\n* [NIH R50NS145433](https://reporter.nih.gov/search/Hmj4KMmLv0evcYPlPEDa-Q/project-details/11240675)\n* [NIH U19NS123716](https://reporter.nih.gov/search/Hmj4KMmLv0evcYPlPEDa-Q/project-details/11141703)\n* [NSF 1707398](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017nsf....1707398A/abstract)\n* [The NSF AI Institute for Artificial and Natural Intelligence](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023nsf....2229929Z/abstract)\n* Simons Foundation\n* Wellcome Trust 216324\n* Zuckerman Institute (Columbia University) Team Science\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fpaninski-lab%2Flightning-pose","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fpaninski-lab%2Flightning-pose","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fpaninski-lab%2Flightning-pose/lists"}