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+README
+======
+
+Pithos is a file storage service, built by GRNET using Django (https://www.djangoproject.com/).
+Learn more about Pithos at: http://code.grnet.gr/projects/pithos
+Consult LICENSE for licensing information.
+
 Documentation
 -------------
 
-To build the documentation you need to have Sphinx installed:
-http://sphinx.pocoo.org/
+All docs are in the docs/source directory. The .rst files are perfectly readable in source form.
+
+To build the documentation you need to have Sphinx (http://sphinx.pocoo.org/) installed.
 
-Run:
+On a typical debian-based Linux system run:
+    apt-get install python-django python-django-south python-setuptools python-sphinx python-httplib2
+    apt-get install python-sqlalchemy python-mysqldb python-psycopg2
+
+Then run:
     python setup.py build_sphinx
 
 The documentation will be built in the docs/build/html directory.
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 Running the server
 ------------------
 
-Enter the pithos dir, copy settings.py.dist to settings.py and change the SECRET_KEY inside.
+Make sure you have all required packages installed:
+    apt-get install python-django python-setuptools python-sphinx python-httplib2
+    apt-get install python-sqlalchemy python-mysqldb python-psycopg2
 
 Then run:
     python manage.py syncdb
-    python manage.py loaddata aai/fixtures/auth_test_data.json (to load sample users)
+    python manage.py schemamigration im --initial
+    python manage.py loaddata admin_user
     python manage.py runserver
 
+Go to:
+	http://127.0.0.1:8000/im/admin?user=admin&token=0000
+
 This server is useful during development, but should not be used for deployment.
+To deploy Pithos using Apache, take a look at the Administrator Guide in docs.