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+To run Lychee, everything you need is a web-server with PHP 5.3 or later and a MySQL-Database.
+
+**PHP configuration `php.ini`**
+
+The following extensions must be activated:
+
+	extension = php_mbstring.dll
+	extension = php_exif.dll
+	extension = php_gd2.dll
+
+To use Lychee without restrictions, we recommend to increase the values of the following properties:
+
+	upload_max_filesize = 100M
+	max_file_uploads = 100
+	post_max_size = 100M
+
+**Folder permissions**
+
+Change the permissions of `uploads/` to 777, including all subfolders:
+
+	chmod -R 777 uploads/
+
+**Lychee configuration `php/config.php`**
+
+Fill the following properties with your MySQL information:
+
+	$db = The name of the Database you want to use
+	-> Lychee will create the Database and Tables for you
+	$dbUser = Your MySQL username
+	$dbPassword = Your MySQL password
+	$dbHost = Your MySQL host (in most cases you can use localhost)
+
+Your photos are protected by a username and password you need to set:
+
+	$user = Your username for Lychee
+	$password = Your password for Lychee
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