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+# Icinga DB
+
+![Icinga Logo](https://icinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/icinga_logo.png)
+
+#### Table of Contents
+
+- [About](#about)
+- [License](#license)
+- [Installation](#installation)
+- [Documentation](#documentation)
+- [Support](#support)
+- [Contributing](#contributing)
+
+## About
+
+Icinga DB serves as a synchronisation daemon between Icinga 2 (Redis) and Icinga Web 2 (MySQL). It synchronises configuration, state and history of an Icinga 2 environment using checksums.
+
+Icinga DB also supports reading from multiple environments and writing into a single MySQL instance.
+
+## License
+
+Icinga DB and the Icinga DB documentation are licensed under the terms of the GNU
+General Public License Version 2, you will find a copy of this license in the
+LICENSE file included in the source package.
+
+## Installation
+
+For installing Icinga DB please check the [installation chapter](https://icinga.com/docs/icingadb/latest/doc/02-Installation/)
+in the documentation.
+
+## Documentation
+
+The documentation is located in the [doc/](doc/) directory and also available
+on [icinga.com/docs](https://icinga.com/docs/icingadb/latest/).
+
+## Support
+
+Check the [project website](https://icinga.com) for status updates. Join the
+[community channels](https://icinga.com/community/) for questions
+or ask an Icinga partner for [professional support](https://icinga.com/support/).
+
+## Contributing
+
+There are many ways to contribute to Icinga -- whether it be sending patches,
+testing, reporting bugs, or reviewing and updating the documentation. Every
+contribution is appreciated!
+
+Please continue reading in the [contributing chapter](CONTRIBUTING.md).