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+# Octoshop - A Shop Plugin for October CMS
+
+Pretty much does what it says on the tin. Octoshop adds all the basic functionality
+needed to sell products from your website running on October CMS. Still in its infancy,
+it's fairly barebones right now, though the process from browsing to buying is already
+covered. Payments are powered by Stripe JS for now, letting me spend more time worrying
+about the things that matter most.
+
+
+## Demo
+
+Frontend: http://octoshop.demo.dsdev.io/
+Backend: http://octoshop.demo.dsdev.io/backend/
+
+Username and password for the backend are both `admin`.
+
+
+## Documentation
+
+Not yet... Check out the demo, browse the source, and have a gander at the optional
+[theme](https://github.com/dshoreman/octoshop-theme) if you want to play about.