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+# AURA Engine
+
+This piece of Software is part of 'AURA - AUtomated RAdio'. 
+
+AURA Engine does:
+ * requesting the programme from an external Source
+ * switches the soundserver at the correct time to a given source for a specific show 
+ * records what is broadcasted
+
+## Installation
+
+### Software
+
+#### Operating System
+
+Any sound supporting linux system should work. It is tested and coded on a **debian stretch**
+
+#### Packages
+
+On a debian machine:
+
+```bash
+sudo apt install python3 python3-pip \ 
+    liquidsoap liquidsoap-plugin-alsa liquidsoap-plugin-ao liquidsoap-plugin-faad \ 
+    liquidsoap-plugin-flac liquidsoap-plugin-icecast liquidsoap-plugin-lame \
+    liquidsoap-plugin-mad liquidsoap-plugin-ogg liquidsoap-plugin-pulseaudio \
+    liquidsoap-plugin-samplerate liquidsoap-plugin-taglib liquidsoap-plugin-voaacenc \
+    liquidsoap-plugin-vorbis
+```
+
+#### Python Packages
+
+```
+sudo pip3 install Flask Flask-Babel flask-babel-utclocal-utils \
+    flask-mongoengine Flask-RESTful Flask-SQLAlchemy Flask-WTF \
+    mysqlclient redis simplejson
+```
+
+#### aura.py
+
+It is the server which is connected to the external programme source, to liquidsoap and is listening for redis pubsub messages.
+
+#### Guru
+
+The commandline tool for interacting with the server.
+
+#### Liquidsoap
+
+The heart of AURA Engine. It uses the built in mixer, to switch between different sources. A source can be a stream, the filesystem or linein 
+
+### Hardware
+
+AURA Engine ist tested with an ASUS Xonar DGX. It should work with every by ALSA supported soundcard. PulseAudio support is planned.
+