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+# Installation
+
+Giterated is in very early development. These are best effort instructions on how setting up your own instance works.
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Rust
+- nginx
+- postgresql
+
+### Configuration
+
+The Giterated daemon requires a configuration file to function, it should be defined as follows:
+
+```
+[postgres]
+host = "127.0.0.1"
+port = 5432
+database = "DATABASE_NAME"
+user = "LOGIN_USERNAME"
+password = "LOGIN_PASSWORD"
+
+[giterated]
+instance = "YOUR_INSTANCE_PUBLIC_URL"
+
+[giterated.discovery]
+peers = [
+    # A list of instance URLs you're peering with for discovery
+]
+
+[giterated.backend.git]
+root = "GIT_REPOSITORY_STORAGE_ROOT_DIRECTORY"
+
+[giterated.keys]
+private = "PRIVATE_KEY_LOCATION"
+public = "PUBLIC_KEY_LOCATION"
+```
+
+### nginx setup
+
+Your Giterated public key must be served on `/.giterated/pubkey.pem`. Forward all other routes to your choice of frontend.
+
+### Frontend Setup
+
+You may set up a frontend to allow access to your instance through a browser (you most likely want to do this). Currently the only supported frontend is the official `giterated-frontend` frontend. Eventually it'll be linked here, try https://giterated.dev/emilia/giterated-frontend.
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