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+*********************
+* Install Using Git *
+*********************
+
+To install all addons using git, cd into your top level Friendica directory and
+
+git clone https://github.com/friendica/friendica-addons.git addon
+
+This will clone the entire repository in a directory called addon.  They can now be activated in the plugins section of your admin panel.
+
+********************
+* Install Manually *
+********************
+
+1. Download the archive (AddonName.tgz) containing the addon you want to install.
+2. Unzip the contents of the archive to your harddrive.
+3. Upload the extracted directory and all it's contents to /path/to/friendica/addon.  You will need to create the addon directory if this is the first addon you have installed.
+4. Activate the addon in the plugins section of your admin panel.