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+# Zinit [![Rust](https://github.com/threefoldtech/zinit/actions/workflows/rust.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/threefoldtech/zinit/actions/workflows/rust.yml)
+
+Zinit is a lightweight PID 1 replacement inspired by runit, written in Rust using Tokio for async I/O. It provides both a Unix socket interface and an HTTP API for interacting with the process manager.
+
+### Key Features
+
+- **Service Management**: Ensures configured services are up and running at all times
+- **Dependency Handling**: Supports service dependencies for proper startup ordering
+- **Simple Control Interface**: Provides an intuitive CLI to add, start, stop, and monitor services
+- **Container Support**: Can run in container mode with appropriate signal handling
+- **Configurable Logging**: Multiple logging options including ringbuffer and stdout
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/threefoldtech/zinit/refs/heads/master/install.sh | bash
+
+#to install & run
+curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/threefoldtech/zinit/refs/heads/master/install_run.sh | bash
+```
+
+Click [here](docs/installation.md) for more information on how to install Zinit.
+
+## Usage
+
+### Process Manager (zinit)
+
+```bash
+# Run zinit in init mode
+zinit init --config /etc/zinit/ --socket /var/run/zinit.sock
+
+# List services
+zinit list
+
+# Start a service
+zinit start <service-name>
+
+# Stop a service
+zinit stop <service-name>
+```
+
+```bash
+# Start the HTTP proxy on the default port (8080)
+zinit proxy
+```
+
+More information about all the available commands can be found [here](docs/cmd.md).
+
+### Service Configuration
+
+Zinit uses YAML files for service configuration. Here's a basic example:
+
+```yaml
+# Service configuration (e.g., /etc/zinit/myservice.yaml)
+exec: "/usr/bin/myservice --option value"   # Command to run (required)
+test: "/usr/bin/check-myservice"            # Health check command (optional)
+oneshot: false                              # Whether to restart on exit (default: false)
+after:                                      # Services that must be running first (optional)
+  - dependency1
+  - dependency2
+```
+
+For more information on how to configure service files, see the [service file reference](docs/services.md) documentation.
+
+### JSON-RPC API
+
+The HTTP proxy provides a JSON-RPC 2.0 API for interacting with Zinit. You can send JSON-RPC requests to the HTTP endpoint you provided to the proxy:
+
+```bash
+curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"service_list","params":{}}' http://localhost:8080/
+```
+
+See the [OpenRPC specs](openrpc.json) for more information about available RPC calls to interact with Zinit.
+
+## License
+
+See [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.