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+# Anime Notifier
+
+## Installation
+
+### Prerequisites
+* Install [Go](https://golang.org/dl/) (1.8.3 or higher)
+* Install [Aerospike](http://www.aerospike.com/download) (3.14.0 or higher)
+
+### Database
+* Remove all namespaces in `/etc/aerospike/aerospike.conf`
+* Add a namespace called `arn`:
+```
+namespace arn {
+    storage-engine device {
+        file /home/YOUR_NAME/YOUR_PATH/notify.moe/db/arn-dev.dat
+        filesize 50M
+        data-in-memory false
+
+        # Maximum object size. 128K is ideal for SSDs
+        write-block-size 128K
+
+        # Write block size x Post write queue = Cache size (for write block buffers)
+        post-write-queue 128
+    }
+}
+```
+* Start the database using `sudo service aerospike start`
+* Confirm that the status is "green": `sudo service aerospike status`
+
+### Hosts
+* Add `127.0.0.1 arn-db` to `/etc/hosts`
+* Add `127.0.0.1 beta.notify.moe` to `/etc/hosts`
+* Run these commands to forward ports 80/443 to 4000/4001:
+```sh
+sudo iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -o lo -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 4000
+sudo iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -o lo -p tcp --dport 443 -j REDIRECT --to-port 4001
+```
+
+### Download repository
+* Run "go get github.com/animenotifier/notify.moe"
+
+### HTTPS
+* Create directory `notify.moe/security`
+* Create the certificate `notify.moe/security/fullchain.pem` (domain: `beta.notify.moe`)
+* Create the private key `notify.moe/security/privkey.pem`
+* Add `notify.moe/security/fullchain.pem`
+
+### API keys
+* Get a Google OAuth 2.0 client key & secret from [console.developers.google.com](https://console.developers.google.com)
+* Create the file `notify.moe/security/api-keys.json`:
+```json
+{
+	"google": {
+		"id": "YOUR_KEY",
+		"secret": "YOUR_SECRET"
+	}
+}
+```
+
+### Fetch data
+* Build & run `jobs/sync-anime/sync-anime` from this repository to fetch anime data
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