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+# Installing Treebird
+
+## Compiling
+
+You need the following libraries / packages:
+
+- libcurl
+  - Debian: `libcurl4-gnutls-dev`
+- libcjson
+  - Debian: `libcjson-dev`
+  - Arch: `cjson`
+- libpcre3
+  - Debian: `libpcre3-dev`
+
+First, edit `config.h` to your instance's liking.
+
+`make` will clone the library, and compile both it and the project.
+
+`make update` should be run after updating, as it ensures both the library and the project are up to date.
+
+## Deploying
+
+After running `make`, Treebird's files will be in the `dist/` directory. _Copy_, ***DO NOT MOVE***, **everything but treebird.cgi** of this folder to your web server. Copy `treebird.cgi` to another directory of your choosing.
+
+- The example static files will be in `/var/www/treebird/`, with `treebird.cgi` in `/usr/local/bin/treebird.cgi`.
+
+### Using NGINX (and uWSGI) to serve Treebird
+Treebird can be served over nginx by using a CGI server such as uwsgi.
+
+#### nginx
+An example nginx configuration is available in [treebird.nginx.conf](./treebird.nginx.conf).
+* Make sure to change `example.com` to your instance's domain.
+* Make sure to change the `root` to wherever the static files are being stored
+
+#### uWSGI
+uWSGI can be installed on debian with just `sudo apt isntall uwsgi`.
+
+An example configuration is available in [treebird.uwsgi.ini](./treebird.uwsgi.ini). This should be copied to `/etc/uwsgi/apps-enabled/treebird.ini` on debian (and potentially other) systems.
+
+##### Note: the uwsgi configuration file is currently very basic.
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 ## Credits
 
-Please view the `CREDITS` file.
+Please view the [`CREDITS`](./CREDITS) file.
 
+## Installing
+
+See [INSTALL.md](./INSTALL.md)
diff --git a/treebird.nginx.conf b/treebird.nginx.conf
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+server {
+
+ root /var/www/treebird;
+ server_name treebird.example.com;
+
+location @treebird {
+    include uwsgi_params;
+    uwsgi_modifier1 9;
+    uwsgi_pass unix:///run/uwsgi/treebird.sock;
+ }
+
+ location / {
+    root /var/www/treebird;
+    try_files $uri @treebird;
+ }
+
+    listen [::]:443 ssl; # managed by Certbot
+    listen 443 ssl; # managed by Certbot
+    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/treebird.example.com/fullchain.pem; # managed by Certbot
+    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/treebird.example.com/privkey.pem; # managed by Certbot
+    include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf; # managed by Certbot
+    ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem; # managed by Certbot
+
+}
+server {
+   if ($host = treebird.example.com) {
+       return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
+   } # managed by Certbot
+
+
+   listen 80;
+   listen [::]:80;
+
+   server_name treebird.example.com;
+   return 404; # managed by Certbot
+
+
+}
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+[uwsgi]
+master = true
+plugins = cgi
+socket = /run/uwsgi/%n.sock
+uid = www-data
+gid = www-data
+cgi = /usr/local/bin/treebird.cgi
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