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LICENSE.md

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+# MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025-present thegeneralist01
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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+SOFTWARE.

README.md

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+# archivr
+
+An open-source self-hosted archiving solution. Work in progress.
+
+## Milestones
+- [ ] Archiving
+    - [ ] Archiving media files from social media platforms
+        - [ ] YouTube
+        - [ ] Twitter
+        - [ ] Instagram
+        - [ ] Facebook
+        - [ ] TikTok
+        - [ ] Reddit
+        - [ ] Snapchat
+        - (Some of these could be postponed for later.)
+    - [ ] Archiving local files
+        - [ ] Archive videos (MP4, WebM)
+        - [ ] Archive audio files (MP3, WAV)
+        - [ ] Archive documents (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX)
+        - [ ] Archive PDFs
+        - [ ] Archive images (JPEG, PNG, GIF)
+    - [ ] Archiving files from cloud storage services (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive) and from URLs
+        - [ ] URLs
+        - [ ] Google Drive
+        - [ ] Dropbox
+        - [ ] OneDrive
+    - [ ] Archive web pages (HTML, CSS, JS, images)
+    - [ ] Archiving emails (???)
+        - [ ] Gmail
+        - [ ] Outlook
+        - [ ] Yahoo Mail
+- [ ] Management
+    - [ ] Deduplication
+    - [ ] Tagging system
+    - [ ] Search functionality
+    - [ ] Categorization
+    - [ ] Metadata extraction and storage
+- [ ] User Interface
+    - [ ] Web-based UI
+- [ ] Backup and Sync
+    - [ ] Cloud backup (AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage)
+    - [ ] Local backup
+
+## Motivation
+There are two driving factors behind this project:
+- In the age of information, all data is ephemeral. Social media platforms frequently delete content, and cloud storage services can become inaccessible and unreliable. Being able to archive important data is *very important* for preserving personal memories and digital history.
+- I will be creating a small encyclopedia for my future family and kids. Therefore, I want to make sure that all the information I gather is preserved and accessible for future reference.
+
+This project aims to provide a reliable solution for archiving important data from various sources, ensuring that users can preserve their digital assets for the long term.
+
+## License
+This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE.md) file for details.