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+# HestiaCP Templates
+This repository contains a handful of templates and other changes that I use in my [HestiaCP](https://hestiacp.com/) deployment. The changes are:
+ - Addition of an `include_only` template that lets users directly configure the nginx config for their domain
+ - Addition of a `nodejs` template and an install script to allow the hosting of node apps
+ - Edit the default web template for an empty site
+ - Edit the default web folder for a new site to include sub-folders for the nginx config and node app that the templates above will use
+
+You're free to use my templates, however please do so with caution! In particular, allowing users to directly edit the nginx config is a potentially terrible idea if they don't know what they're doing, and even worse if any of them might have some malicious intent.
+
+## Deploying
+To deploy these templates, run the following command on the server:
+
+    wget -qO - https://code.jaywll.co/jason/hestia-templates/raw/branch/main/deploy.sh | sudo bash
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