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+# Stonks
+
+Stonks is an app that tracks player statistics in a Minecraft world and makes them available via an API and a web interface.
+
+## Installation
+
+Download the latest `.jar` release from the `/releases` folder, as well as the `stonks.config.sample` file. Copy both files to a folder on your server.
+
+Edit the config file (see different configuration option below) and rename it to `stonks.config`.
+
+Run Stonks from the command line:
+
+```
+java -jar .\stonks-0.1.jar
+```
+
+Profit!
+
+## Config file
+
+```kotlin
+databaseBaseDir=./databases
+databaseName=statistics
+h2StartWebServer=false
+h2tWebServerPort=8082
+h2TcpServerPort=9092
+apiServerPort=7000
+statisticsUpdateInterval=900000
+minecraftStatsFolder=./saves/world1/stats
+```
+
+### databaseBaseDir
+
+This is the relative path to where Stonks will store it's database files.
+
+### databaseName
+
+This is the name of the database Stonks will use.
+
+### h2StartWebServer and h2tWebServerPort
+
+If set to true, this will start a web interface to view the contents of the database, available at `localhost:{h2tWebServerPort}`.
+
+### h2TcpServerPort
+
+This is the port the database's TCP port will be available at, used internally.
+
+### apiSerPort
+
+This is the port on which the Stonks web interface and JSON API will be available at.
+
+### statisticsUpdateInterval
+
+The frequency, in ms, at which the statistics will be updated.
+
+### minecraftStatsFolder
+
+The path to Minecraft's stats folder.
+
+## Contributing
+
+Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
+
+Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.