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+# Lainsafe
+### simple file upload.
+
+## Features
+
+* Written in perl
+* Can be used as pastebin
+* Or as a URL shorter
+* Runs with CGI
+* Tor access ;)
+
+## Installation:
+
+1. Configure your webserver to run CGI
+2. If running nginx, set ```client_max_body_size``` to the max size of
+   the file
+2. There you go.
+
+For more detailed information, look at the
+[manpage](https://codeberg.org/qorg11/lainsafe/src/branch/master/doc/lainsafe.md)
+
+
+
+# clainsafecli
+
+`clainsafecli` is the command line interface for lainsafe (and other
+filesharing services)
+
+## usage
+
+`clainsafecli --server=http://server <file>`
+
+(for more info see -h)
+
+# Automatically removing files
+
+Try [lsd](https://git.kalli.st/czar/lsd) (lainsafe daemon)
+
+usage: `lsd <path> days`
+
+lsd wont work with versions before 8a557ca
+
+# Donate
+
+Thanks!
+
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