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-# Turtle
-Watch movies/shows together
+<!-- PROJECT LOGO -->
+<br />
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="https://turtletv.app">
+    <img src="public/assets/extension-icon.png" alt="Turtle" width="80" height="80">
+  </a>
 
-Made with Ionic + React + Firebase, uses [React Player](https://github.com/CookPete/react-player)
+  <h3 align="center">TurtleTV</h3>
+
+  <p align="center">
+    Watch your favorite shows and movies in real-time with friends!
+    <br />
+    <a href="https://turtletv.app">Check It Out</a>
+    ·
+    <a href="https://github.com/shuang854/Turtle/issues">Report Bug</a>
+    ·
+    <a href="https://github.com/shuang854/Turtle/issues">Request Feature</a>
+  </p>
+</p>
+
+<!-- TABLE OF CONTENTS -->
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+- [About the Project](#about-the-project)
+  - [Features](#features)
+  - [Built With](#built-with)
+- [Local Setup](#local-setup)
+  - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
+  - [Installation](#installation)
+- [Roadmap](#roadmap)
+- [Contributing](#contributing)
+- [License](#license)
+- [Contact](#contact)
+- [Acknowledgements](#acknowledgements)
+
+## About The Project
+
+![A Turtle Room][product-screenshot]
+
+TurtleTV was made with the goal of making it as easy as possible to have a virtual watch party. Hosting a watch party with friends or loved ones can be done in as little as two steps!
+
+### Features
+
+- Supports a variety of video URLs:
+  - YouTube
+  - Netflix\*\*
+  - direct URLs ending in .mp4, .webm, .ogv, .mp3, and .m3u8
+  - Facebook
+  - Vimeo
+  - Streamable
+- Available on Chromium browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge) and Safari, on both mobile and desktop
+- Chat interface
+
+\*\*Netflix playback requires installation of the browser extension, available only on Chrome and Firefox
+
+### Built With
+
+Frameworks and technologies were chosen with simplicity in mind, as well as the possibility of platform agnostic.
+
+- [Ionic Framework](https://ionicframework.com/)
+  - starter app was made from Ionic CLI
+  - Ionic UI library used in most UI components
+  - used to deploy iOS and Android projects (not yet implemented)
+- [React](https://reactjs.org/) + Typescript
+  - most development was done with this combination
+- [Firebase](https://firebase.google.com/)
+  - User Authentication (anonymous)
+  - Firestore and Realtime Database used as databases
+  - Firebase Hosting for web hosting
+  - Cloud Functions for database maintenance (not yet implemented)
+- Javascript
+  - Used to develop browser extension
+
+## Local Setup
+
+Overview of how to run the project locally (instructions are a work in progress).
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- npm
+
+```sh
+npm install npm@latest -g
+```
+
+### Installation
+
+1. Clone the repo
+
+```sh
+git clone https://github.com/shuang854/Turtle.git
+```
+
+2. Install NPM packages
+
+```sh
+npm install
+```
+
+3. [Start a new Firebase project](https://console.firebase.google.com/)
+
+4. Create _src/services/firebase.ts_ file
+
+Firebase credentials have been omitted from this repository for security reasons. Instead, link the credentials from your own Firebase project.
+
+_src/services/firebase.ts_
+
+```typescript
+import firebase from 'firebase/app';
+import 'firebase/database';
+import 'firebase/firestore';
+import 'firebase/auth';
+import 'firebase/analytics';
+
+var firebaseConfig = {
+  apiKey: 'yourApiKey',
+  authDomain: 'yourAuthDomain',
+  databaseURL: 'yourDatabaseURL',
+  projectId: 'yourProjectId',
+  storageBucket: 'yourStorageBucket',
+  messagingSenderId: 'yourMessagingSenderId',
+  appId: 'yourAppId',
+  measurementId: 'yourMeasurementId',
+};
+
+firebase.initializeApp(firebaseConfig);
+firebase.analytics();
+
+export const db = firebase.firestore();
+export const rtdb = firebase.database();
+export const auth = firebase.auth();
+
+export const timestamp = firebase.firestore.FieldValue.serverTimestamp();
+export const currTime = firebase.firestore.Timestamp.fromDate(new Date());
+export const sessionPersist = firebase.auth.Auth.Persistence.SESSION;
+export const increment = firebase.database.ServerValue.increment(1);
+export const decrement = firebase.database.ServerValue.increment(-1);
+
+export const arrayUnion = (object: any) => {
+  return firebase.firestore.FieldValue.arrayUnion(object);
+};
+```
+
+## Roadmap
+
+See the [open issues](https://github.com/shuang854/Turtle/issues) for a list of proposed features (and known issues).
+
+- iOS and Android apps
+- Microphone/Webcam support
+- Support for more streaming services
+
+<!-- CONTRIBUTING -->
+
+## Contributing
+
+Any contributions would be greatly appreciated.
+
+1. Fork the Project
+2. Create your Feature Branch (`git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature`)
+3. Commit your Changes (`git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature'`)
+4. Push to the Branch (`git push origin feature/AmazingFeature`)
+5. Open a Pull Request
+
+<!-- LICENSE -->
+
+## License
+
+To be determined
+
+<!-- CONTACT -->
+
+## Contact
+
+Simon Huang - shuang85497@gmail.com
+
+Discord Link: [https://discord.gg/NEw3Msu](https://discord.gg/NEw3Msu)
+
+<!-- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -->
+
+## Acknowledgements
+
+- [Best README Template](https://github.com/othneildrew/Best-README-Template)
+- [React Player](https://github.com/CookPete/react-player)
+- [Metastream](https://github.com/samuelmaddock/metastream)
+- [Stream Party](https://github.com/jengmicah/streamparty)
+
+<!-- MARKDOWN LINKS & IMAGES -->
+<!-- https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/#reference-style-links -->
+
+[product-screenshot]: public/assets/screenshot.png