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 # podnounce
 Open-source web-based podcast publishing tool, supporting multiple shows.
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+## Getting Started
+
+These instructions will get you a copy PodNounce up and running for your own use.
+
+### Prerequisites
+PodNounce runs on any basic Linux server with common infrastructure:
+
+ - Linux server (physical or virtual)
+ - Web Server (eg, *nginx* or *apache*)
+ - PostgreSQL Server
+ - PHP 5.4 or later
+
+### Installing
+
+ 1. Download a release tarball.
+ 2. Extract to your document root (eg, `/var/www/html/`)
+ 3. Create a database and populate with the schema:
+ ```
+ createdb podnounce
+ psql podnounce < postgresql-schema.sql
+ ```
+ 4. Open your web browser and point it to your web server. The installation process should automatically start.
+
+## Built With
+
+* [Fat-Free Framework](https://fatfreeframework.com) - The PHP framework
+* [Spectre.css](https://picturepan2.github.io/spectre/) - CSS Boilerplate
+* [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) - PHP Dependency Management
+
+## Contributing
+
+Any contributions should follow the [GitHub Flow](https://help.github.com/articles/github-flow/), and you must accept licensing your code under the MIT License in line with the rest of the project.
+
+## Authors
+
+* **Phillip Smith** - *Project Maintainer* - [fukawi2](https:/fukawi2)
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+* [Anthony Ferrara](https:/ircmaxell) for password hashing compatibility library.
+* [Emanuil Rusev](https:/erusev/) for MarkDown rendering library.
+* zedwood.com for the MP3File class to help process media files.