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+# Dones
+
+Dones is a free team task management and tracking application to help your organization stay in-sync and on-target.
+
+<p align="center"><img src="https://cldup.com/LWQlR01JLu.png" width="580" alt="Screenshot"></p>
+
+## Installation
+
+Dones is distributed as a WordPress theme, meaning you can easily host it yourself on a number of [hosting providers](https://wordpress.org/hosting/) or VPS services ([AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/getting-started/tutorials/launch-a-wordpress-website/) and [Digital Ocean](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-the-wordpress-one-click-install-on-digitalocean), for example).
+
+1. [Download a pre-built zip archive of the latest release](https://github.com/aduth/dones/releases/download/1.0.0/dones.zip).
+   - Do not download from the "Clone or download" GitHub button, as this includes the source material only. Read the [Development](#development) instructions below if you're interested in building your own copy of the theme.
+2. Navigate to the __Appearance > Themes__ screen in your WordPress administrative dashboard.
+3. Click __Add New__ at the top of the page.
+3. Click __Upload Theme__ at the top of the page.
+4. Click __Choose File__, then find and __Upload__ the downloaded zip file.
+5. After the theme finishes installing, click __Activate__.
+6. You're done!
+
+## Development
+
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/aduth/dones.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/aduth/dones)
+
+Dones is primarily a single-page application written in JavaScript using [Preact](https://preactjs.com/) and [Redux](http://redux.js.org/). You'll need to have [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) installed before getting started, in addition to a WordPress environment of your choosing. You may consider [Desktop Server](https://serverpress.com/get-desktopserver/), [WP Docker](https://github.com/10up/wp-local-docker), or [VVV](https://github.com/Varying-Vagrant-Vagrants/VVV) if you don't already have a local WordPress environment.
+
+Once you have a local WordPress environment and Node.js, clone the repository into your installation's `wp-content/themes` directory and install its dependencies:
+
+```sh
+cd wp-content/themes
+git clone https://github.com/aduth/dones.git
+cd dones
+npm install
+```
+
+Once installed, you can generate a production build distributable by running `npm run build`, or a development copy with automatic rebuild by running `npm run dev`. Tests can be run via `npm test`.
+
+## License
+
+Licensed under [GNU General Public License v2 (or later)](./LICENSE.md).