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 This is done by making a copy of `local_settings_sample.py` to `local_settings.py` and customizing it. `local_settings.py` is ignored by Git.
 
 ## Configuration of VIPSLogic
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+
+## Deployment of updates (AKA pipeline)
+### Updating translations
+VIPSWeb/Django is using the GNU gettext system for translating phrases. In the git repository, the sourece `.po` files are updated, but the compiled `.mo` files are ignored. Thus, if an update of VIPSWeb contains new or updated translated texts/phrases, you need to compile them using the command 
+
+```bash
+$ django-admin compilemessages
+```
+
+This requires that you have [GNU gettext](https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/) installed on your server.
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