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-# Template
+# $REPO_NAME_TITLE
 
-A template to use when creating new repositories.
+$REPO_DESCRIPTION
 
-# What's next?
+## Prerequisites
+
+**TODO:** note any prerequisites here or delete this section
+
+## Installation
+
+**TODO:** write instructions for compiling from source and/or downloading
+
+## Development
+
+**TODO:** add any development-specific notes here
+
+## Contributing
+
+1. Fork it, if you don't have push access to this repo.
+2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
+3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)
+4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
+5. Create a new Pull Request
+
+## Contributors
+
+ - [$REPO_OWNER_TITLE](https://git.tams.tech/$REPO_OWNER)
 
-- Unless this is a private repository, fork it by clicking the Fork button in
-the top-right of the Forgejo page for the repository. ![Forgejo fork button](https://s.tams.tech/forgejo-fork.png)
-- Copy the repository URL from the Forgejo interface ![Forgejo clone link](https://s.tams.tech/forgejo-clone-link.png)
-- Clone the repository locally, and change your shell's directory to it.
-  ```console
-  $ # Via https:
-  $ git clone https://git.tams.tech/{USER}/{REPO}.git
-  $ # Via SSH:
-  $ git clone ssh://git@git.tams.tech:2222/{USER}/{REPO}.git
-  $ # either way, then do
-  $ cd {REPO}
-  ```
-  Note that for private repositories, using HTTPS as the remote means entering
-  your credentials at each fetch or push action. Remotes can always be
-  updated, see [`git-remote(1)`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-remote) for more
-  info.
-- Create a new branch
-  ```console
-  $ git checkout -b repo-init
-  ```
-- Replace the contents of this README with some information about what the repo is.
-- Commit your changes, and push them
-  ```console
-  $ git add README.md .gitignore
-  $ git commit -m "Initialized repository"
-  $ git push origin repo-init
-  ```
-- Click the link in the console output to create a pull request, then send a
-  link to that to the group chat to request review.
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