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+Soyuz (Союз - 'union') connects the web and gemini.
+
+This repository is for `soyuz-web`, and Express web application for publishing from the web to Gemini capsules.
+
+There will soon be a sister-repository, `soyuz-cli` for publishing from the command line on Unix-like systems. You do not have to use `soyuz-cli` to use `soyuz-web`.
+
+Soyuz is named after the Russian spacecraft.
+
+## Dependencies
+
+* sqlite3
+* nodejs
+
+`soyuz-web` has only been tested on Mac and Linux.
+
+## Assumptions
+
+Soyuz is simple web app for writing Gemini posts, not a Gemini server. It is assumed that:
+
+* you are using a Gemini server (e.g. Agate)
+* the server user running `soyuz-web` has access to read and write files in each Gemini 'capsule' (site).
+* 'world/other' has read access to the Gemini capsule(s)
+
+The second point means that you can _either_:
+
+1. use soyuz-web for multiple users to publish Gemini posts, as long as they only use soyuz-web; _or_
+2. use soyuz-web for a single user, who can also publish via other means (e.g. rsync or soyuz-cli), as long as that user is running the soyuz-web service.
+
+## Configuration
+
+Environment Variables required are:
+
+* SOYUZ_PORT (the port you want to run your app on)
+* GEMINI_PATH (root path for Gemini capsules)
+* SOYUZ_SESSION_SECRET (a random string or passphrase to secure session cookies)
+
+You may set these however you like, but systemd is recommended. If you are contributing to the project, you can pick up envs in development via a simple `rundev` shell script by running `npm run dev`. You can find examples at `soyuz-web.service` and `rundev_example`. Do not copy the example `SOYUZ_SESSION_SECRET`!
+
+## Commands
+
+* `npm start` - start the Express app
+* `npm run user-create USERNAME DIRECTORY` - create a new user `USERNAME` with capsule files stored at `DIRECTORY`. The `DIRECTORY` is relative to `GEMINI_PATH` and should be the name of the directory used by the user's Gemini "capsule". This command will provide an initial password in plaintext that you can provide to the user.
+
+e.g. `npm run user-create Hugh gemini.example.com` would create a new user `Hugh` and expect Hugh's Gemini capsule to be saved at `$GEMINI_PATH/gemini.example.com`
+* `npm run password-reset USERNAME` - reset the password for user `USERNAME`. This command will return the password in plaintext on the command line.
+
+# Setup
+
+## Create user (if not already created)
+
+1. Create a dedicated user to run the app: `add user --disabled-login gemini`
+2. Swith to user and home directory `su gemini && cd /home/gemini`
+
+## Install latest code and dependencies
+
+3. You must be running nodejs v18.x or higher
+4. Download: `git clone https://github.com/hughrun/soyuz-web.git`
+5. Install npm modules: `npm install`
+
+## Set up systemd unit files (optional)
+
+6. Edit the `soyuz-web/soyuz-web.service` file, checking you are using the port number, directory, and user you want, and have a strong session secret.
+7. Copy systemd unit file to where systemd expects to see it: `cp soyuz-web/soyuz-web.service /etc/systemd/system/`
+5. `systemctl daemon-reload`
+6. `systemctl enable soyuz-web`
+
+## Set up web server (e.g. nginx)
+
+7. Edit `soyuz.nginx` and replace `example.com` with your own domain. Check the port number matches your systemd file.
+8. `cp soyuz.nginx /etc/nginx/sites-available/soyuz`
+9. `ln -s etc/nginx/sites-available/soyuz etc/nginx/sites-enabled/`
+10. `systemctl reload nginx`
+
+## Start systemd service
+
+11. `sudo systemctl start soyuz-web`
+
+## Create user
+
+12. `npm run user-create sam example.com`