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 # docker-trickle-megasync
-Dockerfile with alpine, megasync and trickle for rate-limited sync with Mega.nz
+Docker image with Alpine, Megasync and Trickle for rate-limited sync with Mega.nz
+
+Features:
+- Headless sync with Mega.nz
+- Cross platform
+- integrated Trickle (https://github.com/mariusae/trickle) for bandwidth limiting (optional)
+
+Usage:
+- Edit the docker-compose.yml file
+  - Change the drive mapping to your local directory
+  - Update your Mega credentials 
+  - Change any desired bandwidth parameters or remove Trickle completely (default:  1MB/s down and up)
+- `docker-compose build`
+- `docker-compose run -d`