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+# ShAp-Planner
+
+WGTracker is a **self-hosted app** for managing finances, tasks, and data within shared households.  
+The app is fully open source, lightweight, and can run on small devices like Raspberry Pi or older computers.
+
+**Backend:** Go  
+**Frontend:** Android (Kotlin)  
+**License:** Unlicense - complete freedom for everyone
+
+---
+
+## Summary
+1. [Features](#features)
+2. [Configuration](#configuration)
+3. [Setup](#setup)
+4. [Contributing](#contributing)
+5. [License](#license)
+
+---
+
+## ⚡ Features
+
+- Multi-account support
+- JWT-based login system
+- Role-based access control (user/admin)
+- Self-hosted, lightweight backend
+- Configuration via environment variables
+- Easy to extend with custom modules
+
+---
+
+## ⚙️ Configuration
+
+### Environment Variables
+
+| Variable       | Description                                           | Example          |
+|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
+| `JWT_SECRET`   | Secret used to sign JWT tokens                        | `superrandomsecret123` |
+
+---
+
+## 📝 Setup
+
+1. Clone the repository:
+```bash
+git clone https://git.miaurizius.de/MiauRizius/shap-planner-backend.git
+cd shap-planner-backend
+````
+
+2. Set environment variables:
+
+```bash
+export JWT_SECRET="your_super_random_secret"
+```
+
+3. Run the server:
+
+```bash
+go run main.go
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🧩 Contributing
+
+* Fork the repo
+* Make changes
+* Submit pull requests
+
+We welcome bug fixes, new features, and documentation improvements.
+
+---
+
+## 📜 License
+
+This project is licensed under **[The Unlicense](https://unlicense.org/)** – it is free for anyone to use, modify, and distribute for any purpose, without restrictions.
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