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 Drift is a self-hostable Gist clone. It's also a major work-in-progress, but is (almost, no database yet) completely functional. 
 
-You can try a demo at https://drift.maxleiter.com
+You can try a demo at https://drift.maxleiter.com. The demo is built on master but has no database, so files and accounts can be wiped at any time.
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+If you want to contribute, need support, or want to stay updated, you can join the IRC channel at #drift on irc.libera.chat or [follow me on twitter](https://twitter.com/Max_Leiter). If you don't have an IRC client yet, you can use a webclient [here](https://demo.thelounge.chat/#/connect?join=%23drift&nick=drift-user&realname=Drift%20User). 
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+## Current status
+Drit is a major work in progress. Below is a (rough) list of completed and envisioned features. If you want to help address any of them, please let me know regardless of your experience and I'll be happy to assist.
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+- [x] creating and sharing private, public, unlisted posts
+  - [x] syntax highlighting (detected by file extension)
+  - [x] multiple files per post
+  - [ ] uploading files via drag-and-drop
+- [x] responsive UI
+- [x] user auth
+  - [ ] SSO via HTTP header (Issue: [#11](https://github.com/MaxLeiter/Drift/issues/11))
+- [ ] downloading files (individually and entire posts)
+- [ ] password protected posts
+- [ ] sqlite database (should be very easy to set-up; the ORM is just currently set to memory for ease of development)
+- [ ] non-node backend
+- [ ] administrator account / settings
+- [ ] docker-compose (PR: [#13](https://github.com/MaxLeiter/Drift/pull/13))
+  - [ ] publish docker builds
+- [ ] user settings
+- [ ] works enough with JavaScript disabled
+- [ ] documentation
+- [ ] customizable homepage, so the demo can exist as-is but other instances can be built from the same source. Environment variable for the file contents?