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+# Gitea Public Configuration
+
+If you are reading this document, you are probably experiencing this repo! This repo contains the contents of the `gitea/custom/public` directory on the Gitea host.
+
+## Gruvbox Theme
+
+This theme is a work-in-progress. It is meant to be a flat, dark theme with the [Gruvbox](https://github.com/morhetz/gruvbox) palette.
+
+## Images
+
+The logos and icons used by Gitea.