diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9f3af01..7c45437 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,16 +3,19 @@ # Liquor Cabinet Liquor Cabinet is where Frank stores all his stuff. It's a -remoteStorage-compatible storage provider API, based on Sinatra and currently -using Openstack Swift as backend. You can use it on its own, or e.g. mount it -from a Rails application. +[remoteStorage](https://remotestorage.io) HTTP API, based on Sinatra. The +metadata and OAuth tokens are stored in Redis, and documents can be stored in +anything that supports the storage API of either Openstack Swift or Amazon S3. -It's merely implementing the storage API, not including the Webfinger and OAuth -parts of remoteStorage. You have to set the authorization keys/values in the -database yourself. +Liquor Cabinet only implements the storage API part of the remoteStorage +protocol, but does not include the Webfinger and OAuth parts. It is meant to be +added to existing systems and user accounts, so you will have to add your own +OAuth dialog for remoteStorage authorizations and persist the tokens in Redis. -If you have any questions about this thing, drop by #remotestorage on Freenode, and -we'll happily answer them. +If you have any questions about this program, drop by #remotestorage on +Freenode, or [post to the RS +forums](https://community.remotestorage.io/c/server-development), and we'll +happily answer them. ## Contributing