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+# [Shaarli](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/) documentation
+
+Here you can find some info on how to use, configure, tweak and solve problems with your Shaarli.
+
+For general info, read the [README](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/blob/master/README.md).
+
+If you have any questions or ideas, please join the [chat](https://gitter.im/shaarli/Shaarli) (also reachable via [IRC](https://irc.gitter.im/)), post them in our [general discussion](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/issues/308) or read the current [issues](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/issues).
+If you've found a bug, please create a [new issue](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/issues/new).
+
+If you would like a feature added to Shaarli, check the issues labeled [`feature`](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/labels/feature), [`enhancement`](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/labels/enhancement), and [`plugin`](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/labels/plugin).
+
+_Note: This documentation is available online at https://shaarli.readthedocs.io/, and locally in the `doc/html/` directory of your Shaarli installation._
+
+[![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/shaarli/Shaarli](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/shaarli/Shaarli)
+[![Bountysource](https://www.bountysource.com/badge/team?team_id=19583&style=bounties_received)](https://www.bountysource.com/teams/shaarli/issues)
+[![Docker repository](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/shaarli/shaarli.svg)](https://hub.docker.com/r/shaarli/shaarli/)
+
+### Demo
+
+You can use this [public demo instance of Shaarli](https://demo.shaarli.org).
+It runs the latest development version of Shaarli and is updated/reset daily.
+
+Login: `demo`; Password: `demo`
+
+
+## Features
+
+### Interface
+- minimalist design (simple is beautiful)
+- FAST
+- ATOM and RSS feeds
+- views:
+    - paginated link list
+    - tag cloud
+    - picture wall: image and video thumbnails
+    - daily: newspaper-like daily digest
+    - daily RSS feed
+- permalinks for easy reference
+- links can be public or private
+- extensible through [plugins](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/wiki/Plugins#plugin-usage)
+
+### Tag, view and search your links!
+- add a custom title and description to archived links
+- add tags to classify and search links
+    - features tag autocompletion, renaming, merging and deletion
+- full-text and tag search
+
+### Easy setup
+- dead-simple installation: drop the files, open the page
+- links are stored in a file
+    - compact storage
+    - no database required
+    - easy backup: simply copy the datastore file
+- import and export links as Netscape bookmarks
+
+### Accessibility
+- Firefox bookmarlet to share links in one click
+- support for mobile browsers
+- works with Javascript disabled
+- easy page customization through HTML/CSS/RainTPL
+
+### Security
+- bruteforce-proof login form
+- protected against [XSRF](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_request_forgery)
+and session cookie hijacking
+
+### Goodies
+- thumbnail generation for images and video services:
+dailymotion, flickr, imageshack, imgur, vimeo, xkcd, youtube...
+    - lazy-loading with [bLazy](http://dinbror.dk/blazy/)
+- [PubSubHubbub](https://code.google.com/p/pubsubhubbub/) protocol support
+- URL cleanup: automatic removal of `?utm_source=...`, `fb=...`
+- discreet pop-up notification when a new release is available
+
+### REST API
+
+Easily extensible by any client using the REST API exposed by Shaarli.
+
+See the [API documentation](http://shaarli.github.io/api-documentation/).
+
+### Other usages
+Though Shaarli is primarily a bookmarking application, it can serve other purposes
+(see [usage examples](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/wiki#usage-examples)):
+- micro-blogging
+- pastebin
+- online notepad
+- snippet archive
+
+## About
+### Shaarli community fork
+This friendly fork is maintained by the Shaarli community at https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli
+
+This is a community fork of the original [Shaarli](https://github.com/sebsauvage/Shaarli/) project by [Sébastien Sauvage](http://sebsauvage.net/).
+
+The original project is currently unmaintained, and the developer [has informed us](https://github.com/sebsauvage/Shaarli/issues/191)
+that he would have no time to work on Shaarli in the near future.
+The Shaarli community has carried on the work to provide
+[many patches](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/compare/sebsauvage:master...master)
+for [bug fixes and enhancements](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+)
+in this repository, and will keep maintaining the project for the foreseeable future, while keeping Shaarli simple and efficient.
+
+### Contributing
+If you'd like to help, please:
+- have a look at the open [issues](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/issues)
+and [pull requests](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/pulls)
+- feel free to report bugs (feedback is much appreciated)
+- suggest new features and improvements to both code and [documentation](https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/wiki)
+- propose solutions to existing problems
+- submit pull requests :-)
+
+
+### License
+Shaarli is [Free Software](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software). See [COPYING](COPYING) for a detail of the contributors and licenses for each individual component.
+