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+# README
+
+## Setup
+
+Create a config including secrets
+
+```
+mkdir secrets && cp nextcloud.json.sample secrets/nextcloud.json
+```
+
+Modify the content to match the specific setup
+
+Manually run the respective backup script manually or regularly as `cron` job, or `systemd` timer.