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-# blobber
+# Blobber (BETA)
 
+A very simple object store for uploading and sharing public, unlisted, immutable binaries.
+
+# Examples
+
+These examples will use a blob with the following properties:
+
+id|MIME-type
+--|--
+0191fabf-6f31-7850-aa09-599532ddaa24|image/webp
+
+## Inline
+
+```
+HTTP GET Request: https://example.com/0191fabf-6f31-7850-aa09-599532ddaa24
+
+Accepts: */*
+```
+
+```
+HTTP 200 Response: <BINARY_DATA>
+
+Content-Type: image/webp
+Content-Disposition: inline
+```
+
+# Installation
+
+**Prerequisites:** PHP 8.3+ and MariaDB 14+
+
+1. Clone this repo
+2. Install dependencies with Composer
+```sh
+composer install --optimize-autoloader
+```
+3. Make a copy of the enviroment variable file
+```sh
+cp -p .env.example.ini .env.ini
+```
+4. Import the database structure. Create a new database and import the SQL from `/src/database/blobber.sql`
+```sh
+mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE blobber"
+mysql blobber < ./src/database/blobber.sql
+```
+5. Set the following required properties
+key|description
+--|--
+`blob_storage_path`|An absolute path to a directory (with or without tailing slash) where uploaded blobs will be stored
+`mariadb_*`|MariaDB database credentials
+6. Configure your web server. **All** requests should be routed to the PHP file at `/public/index.php`. Here is an example configuration for NGINX:
+```nginx
+# You might need to alter this block to suit your NGINX configuration
+# The important thing is that all requests should be routed to /public/index.php
+
+server {
+	listen 80;
+	server_name _;
+
+	root /var/www/blobber/public;
+
+	location / {
+		try_files /index.php =503;
+		
+		include snippets/fastcgi-php.conf;
+		fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php8.3-fpm.sock;
+	}
+}
+```