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+
+# Album
+
+## Quickstart
+
+- Open `src/test/java/org/forkalsrud/album/Runner.java` and run the `main` method. 
+- Visit http://localhost:8080/photo/album/
+
+## Requirements
+
+- ffmpeg
+- exiftool (perl-Image-ExifTool)
+- mplayer
+
+## Configuration
+
+Create a file: `~/forkalsrud.org/photo.properties` and point the `base` property 
+to your photo folder:
+
+    base=/home/photo
+    dbdir=/home/resin/web/db
+    ffmpeg.path=/home/resin/bin/ffmpeg
+