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README.md

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 # Notesnook Sync Server
+
+This repo contains the full source code of the Notesnook Sync Server licensed under AGPLv3.
+
+## Building
+
+Requirements:
+
+1. [.NET 7](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/7.0)
+2. [git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)
+
+The first step is to `clone` the repository:
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook-sync-server.git
+
+# change directory
+cd notesnook-sync-server
+```
+
+Once you are inside the `./notesnook-sync-server` directory, run:
+
+```bash
+# this might take a while to complete
+dotnet restore Notesnook.sln
+```
+
+Then build the Notesnook.API project:
+
+```bash
+dotnet build Notesnook.API/Notesnook.API.csproj
+```
+
+## TODO Self-hosting
+
+**Note: Self-hosting the Notesnook Sync Server is not yet possible. We are working to enable full on-premise self hosting so stay tuned!**
+
+- [ ] Open source the Identity server
+- [ ] Open source the SSE Messaging infrastructure
+- [ ] Fully Dockerize all services
+- [ ] Publish on DockerHub
+- [ ] Write self hosting docs
+
+## License
+
+```
+This file is part of the Notesnook Sync Server project (https://notesnook.com/)
+
+Copyright (C) 2022 Streetwriters (Private) Limited
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the Affero GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+Affero GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the Affero GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+```