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+Grin-finalize module for Grin faucet backend. 
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+Runs on port 3032 by default, you will need to go through and specify the location of your files, certs, and URLs so it can communicate with a frontend page.
+Once you have cloned the repository and entered your info, simply run 'cargo build --release' to create an executable.