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+# Mellemfolk bar intranet
+This is a web app for Mellemfolk in Aarhus. It is written in Python using Django. The django app provides features such as:
+
+* An overview who's on shift today,
+* their contact information such as phone number and email,
+* a log book to write messages to other volunteers and staff with Slack integration,
+* an easy way to check what your cleaning task is and documenting when the task has been done.
+
+## `secret_settings.py`
+The django app depends on a file `secret_settings.py` which contains secrets for Planday as well as Slack.
+
+## Installation
+**TODO:** more precise instructions coming (hopefully) soon.
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