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 ## About This Repo
 
-This repo is the version of pleroma that is running on [Otherkin.Club](https://otherkin.club/). If you are looking to run your own instance, please go to [https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma](https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma) instead.
+This repo is the version of pleroma that is running on [otherkin.Club](https://otherkin.club/). If you are looking to run your own instance, please go to [https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma](https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma) instead.
 
 ## About Pleroma
 
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ No release has been made yet, but several servers have been online for months al
 
 ### Docker
 
-While we don’t provide docker files, other people have written very good ones. Take a look at <https://github.com/angristan/docker-pleroma> or <https://github.com/sn0w/pleroma-docker>.
+While we don�t provide docker files, other people have written very good ones. Take a look at <https://github.com/angristan/docker-pleroma> or <https://github.com/sn0w/pleroma-docker>.
 
 ### Dependencies
 
 * Postgresql version 9.6 or newer
-* Elixir version 1.7 or newer. If your distribution only has an old version available, check [Elixir’s install page](https://elixir-lang.org/install.html) or use a tool like [asdf](https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf).
+* Elixir version 1.7 or newer. If your distribution only has an old version available, check [Elixir�s install page](https://elixir-lang.org/install.html) or use a tool like [asdf](https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf).
 * Build-essential tools
 
 ### Configuration
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Copy `installation/init.d/pleroma` to `/etc/init.d/pleroma`. You can add it to t
 
 ### Standalone/run by other means
 
-Run `mix phx.server` in repository’s root, it will output log into stdout/stderr.
+Run `mix phx.server` in repository�s root, it will output log into stdout/stderr.
 
 ### Using an upstream proxy for federation