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+# redditbot
+
+A reddit to telegram mirror thing because why not  
+
+### Installation Instructions
+1. Install:
+    - `python3` (this is in python after all)
+    - `ffmpeg` (to get the audio for videos)
+2. `pip3 install -r requirements.txt`
+3. Copy example_config.yaml to config.yaml and edit it
+
+### Start
+`python3 redditbot.py`