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+# Nyazoom<sup>2</sup>
+
+README is a supreme work in progress, terribly sorry
+
+## Env Variables
+
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+| variable    | description                                   | default                  |
+| ----------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
+| `CACHE_DIR` | the location for storing all downloaded files | "/var/lib/nyazoom/cache" |
+| `DIST_DIR`  | location of the folder to be static served    | "./dist"                 |
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