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-# Channel Guardian
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+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/condolent/channel-guardian.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/condolent/channel-guardian) ![GitHub issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/condolent/channel-guardian) ![GitHub release (latest by date)](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/condolent/channel-guardian)
+# Channel Guardian
+A discord bot that allows server managers to password protect text channels.
+
+## Setup
+1. Download the [latest release](https://github.com/condolent/channel-guardian/releases/latest)
+2. Create the file `resources/bot.properties` and paste this into the file:
+```properties
+token=yourtoken
+db.host=hostip
+db.name=database
+db.user=username
+db.pass=password
+```
+3. Replace the property values in your file with your settings.
+4. Build, done!