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 3. Start your proxy by running `node index.js`.
 4. Connect to your server. For the server address, use the folllowing format: `ws://<IP>:<port>`. If you are using encryption, replace `ws://` with `wss://`.
+### Creating Issues
+When creating a new issue, please:
+- Refrain from opening duplicate issues. If your issue is already there, please join in on the conversation there instead!
+- Provide a brief description of the issue, what you expected, and what you got instead. Avoid unhelpful and overly short summaries - we need to know what's wrong!