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+# Shimapan
+Shimapan is an easy to use file sharing website. It's easy to integrate shimapan into
+most 3rd party utilities with the use of its RESTful API. The web panel gives users the
+means to manage their uploaded content and various other useful utilities.
+
+## Installation
+Clone the latest release locally:
+```bash
+$ git clone https://github.com/Foltik/Shimapan
+```
+
+Next, install dependencies and build into `public/` with `npm`:
+```bash
+$ npm install
+$ npm run build
+```
+
+Finally, start the Node.js server with:
+```bash
+$ npm start
+```
+Or optionally, monitor the source files, rebuilding and restarting the server
+whenever changes are made with `nodemon` for easy live development:
+```bash
+$ npm run watch
+```
+
+## Contributing
+### Objectives
+Head over to the [projects page](https://github.com/Foltik/Shimapan/projects/). Here you'll find all the current
+and upcoming objectives of the current project. If you have any ideas or suggestions, add it to the relevant
+column in the project page and create an issue to discuss.
+### Finding Work
+After reviewing the to-do list in the project page, taking note of priority, head to the issues page and assign yourself
+to one you would like to work on.
+### Contributing Changes
+Create a branch for your changes and commit them. Once you are done, create a pull request for review, 
+and the changes will be merged into the master branch.