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-# DevBin
+<div align="center">
+  <h1>DevBin</h1>
+  <p><strong>A minimalist, self-hosted, code-sharing platform.</strong></p>
+  
+  <p>
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Next.js-15-black?style=flat-square&logo=next.js" alt="Next.js" />
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/SQLite-3-003B57?style=flat-square&logo=sqlite" alt="SQLite" />
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Tailwind_CSS-3.0-38B2AC?style=flat-square&logo=tailwind-css" alt="Tailwind" />
+  </p>
+</div>
 
-Pastebin
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+
+## ⚡ Features
+
+- **Pro Editor**: Powered by Monaco (the engine behind VS Code) with full syntax highlighting.
+- **Privacy First**: Set pastes to "Burn on Read" or expire after a specific duration.
+- **Clean Slate**: No default text or placeholders—just a professional dark-mode coding environment.
+- **Self-Destruct Control**: Each paste generates a unique deletion token stored locally in your browser, allowing the creator to delete it instantly.
+- **Optional Discussions**: Toggle Markdown-supported comments for collaborative debugging.
+- **Zero Configuration**: Uses SQLite, so there's no complex database setup required.
+
+## 🛠️ Tech Stack
+
+- **Framework**: [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/)
+- **Editor**: [Monaco Editor](https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/)
+- **Database**: [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/) (via `better-sqlite3`)
+- **Styling**: [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com/)
+- **Icons/IDs**: [Nanoid](https://github.com/ai/nanoid)
+
+## 🚀 Getting Started
+
+### Prerequisites
+- Node.js 18.x or later
+- Yarn or NPM
+
+### Installation
+
+1. **Clone the repository:**
+   ```bash
+   git clone --recurse-submodules https://gitea.0bin.xyz/pegasus/DevBin.git
+   cd devbin
+   ```
+2. **Install dependencies:**
+   ```
+   yarn install
+   ```
+3. **Run in Development:**
+   ```
+   yarn next dev -p 3001
+   ```
+4. **Build for Production:**
+   ```
+   yarn build
+   yarn start -p 3001
+   ```
+The database (devbin.db) will be automatically initialized on the first run.
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