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+# Lehrpreis Nominierungs-Website
+
+Or: Some software that lets you collect nominations for instances of awarding
+occasions. Primarily suited for teaching awards, but should be easy to adapt to
+any type of award.
+
+## Basic Installation Guide
+
+This software is implemented in Python. It is recommended to use a virtual
+environment via `python3 -m venv venv`. Then install all requirements per
+`./venv/bin/pip -r requirements.txt`. This includes psycopg2-binary for a
+postgres database. For the database you may use anything supported by
+SQLAlchemy. The database schema can be created via `createdb.py`.
+
+Copy `config.example.py` to `config.py`. Important options are the following:
+
+- `SECRET_KEY`: Insert some random bytes here.
+- `SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI`: In case of problems, refer to the SQLAlchemy docs.
+- `DEBUG`: For a production deployment, set to `False`.
+- `BABEL_DEFAULT_LOCALE`: Currently `'en'` and `'de'` are supported.
+- `BABEL_DEFAULT_TIMEZONE`: Set a tzdata compatible timezone here.
+- `USER_GROUP`: Set to a group that is allowed to login.
+- `AD_HOST`, `AD_DOMAIN`, `AD_USER_DN`, `AD_GROUP_DN`, `AD_CA_CERT` are derived
+  from your active directory setup.
+- `BRANDING_APP_NAME`: Set the website name in de/en locales.
+- `BRANDING_APP_URL`: URL used when printing an external link to the website.
+- `BRANDING_ORG_NAME`: The awarding organizations name.
+- `BRANDING_LOGO`: Your logo to be displayed in the upper left.
+- `BRANDING_CONTACT`: The organizations contact address. Should be you(, too).
+- `BRANDING_INFORMATION`: Analog to `APP_NAME`. Printed above the nomination
+  form.
+- `MAIL_ENABLED`: Set to `False` if you do not want mail notifications about
+  new nominations.
+- `MAIL_ADDRESS`: Notification recipient.
+- `MAIL_HOST`: SMTP host sending the notification.
+- `MAIL_LOCALE`: Analog to `DEFAULT_LOCALE`.
+
+Compile the translations via `./venv/bin/pybabel compile -d translations`, else
+only the english language will work. For running `lehrpreis.py` you should use
+some WSGI middleware, e.g. uwsgi.
+
+There is an Ansible role for all this.
+
+## Usage Guide (German)
+
+- Jeder kann auf der Startseite neue Vorschläge eintippen.
+- Login ist oben rechts im Menü verlinkt. Per AD-Account.
+- Danach taucht ein Menüpunkt "Manage" auf.
+- Dort lassen sich Instanzen (aka Semester) verwalten.
+- Pro Instanz lassen sich Nominierungen einsehen (grüner Button).
+- Nominierungen werden immer für die datumsweise näxte, aktivierte
+  Instanz angenommen. Wenn es keine solche aktivierte gibt, wird
+  lediglich auf das Verleihungsdatum der näxten hingewiesen. Sonst wird
+  darauf hingewiesen, dass es nichts zu nominieren gibt.
+- Pro Nominierung werden Name, Modul, Grund und Kategorie gesammelt.
+- Pro Instanz werden Name, Datum, Aktiviertheit und Kategorien gespeichert.
+  (Und auch die Nominierungen...)
+