diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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-node_modules
+# messageBoard config
 config.json
+
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+
+# Runtime data
+pids
+*.pid
+*.seed
+
+# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
+lib-cov
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage
+
+# Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+.grunt
+
+# node-waf configuration
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Compiled binary addons (http://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+build/Release
+
+# Dependency directory
+node_modules
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# Optional REPL history
+.node_repl_history
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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index 0000000..35be6b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# nodeMessageBoard
+A SMS Messageboard using node.js
+
+## Install
+node message board works using a sim900 module connected using a usb serial converter.
+Make sure you have the needed drivers installed.
+
+run `npm install` to install the dependencys (socket.io, lowdb, serialport)
+
+rename sample.config.json to config.json and add your serialport and pincode into it
+
+then run `node app.js` to run the server.
+
+http://lbsfilm.at/